The longer you’re in business, the more you start to realise that you can’t do everything consistently without having something in place to guide you. Your brand voice is one of those things, especially if (and when) you start to outsource your writing to other...
I’m a massive cheerleader for outsourcing the things that you don’t enjoy or are time-consuming these days. For years I’d done everything myself—call it an unwillingness to let go or lose control because that’s exactly what it was. What it also meant was it was a big,...
You know that saying “Don’t ever judge a book by its cover”? Yeah, I am that person, the one judging a book by its cover and that’s why I’m now in a sorry mess when it comes to my to-read list. I won’t go into too much detail but suffice it to say there are currently...
I feel a little bit like a time traveller right now. Because honestly? I don’t know where the hell 2021 went. And I knoooow I talk about time like this an awful lot. But its passing seems to have been more pronounced in the last 12 months. Why is that? Who knows. It...
I've never been a fan of selling. Something about it feels a bit icky and pushy, and it just sets my teeth on edge. So, for the longest time, I would respond to enquiries in the least salesy way I could muster and then… nothing. Sure, sometimes I would hear back from...
Have you ever bought (or borrowed) a book just because its cover caught your eye? Maybe it was super pretty, or there was something quirky about the design. Either way, it caught your eye and you bought it even though you had no idea what it was even about. No? Just...