You might be thinking, “National Novel Writing Month is two months away. Why should I think about how to prepare for NaNoWriMo now?” Completing the NaNoWriMo challenge is no small feat—it can take years to complete a novel, and yet those who step up for NaNoWriMo each year complete an entire first draft in just […]

Trends come and go. Bell bottom jeans, Rubix cubes, flannel. How are you supposed to keep up with it all? This is even more of a puzzle in a digital world. Trends don’t stick around for a decade or a year. Sometimes things change overnight. Harnessing what’s trending could be a powerful fuel for your […]

A new book published by Four Corners Books tells the story of the banners that represented the thousands of women who protested at Greenham Common, whose struggle still inspires activists today. We talk to author Charlotte Dew about their creation In the late summer of 1981, a group of women walked from Cardiff, Wales for […]

SEO can be a brilliant strategy to increase your website traffic but it isn’t always enough.  Imagine you rely on SEO for all your traffic. What happens when the Google algorithm changes? You risk losing potential customers!  That’s why diversifying your methods of increasing web traffic can offer better results. If you have multiple traffic […]

Following a recent rebrand and change of focus for her design business, Laura Jane Boast discusses how she lost and then re-discovered the connection with her own studio As for many, lockdown was a difficult time for Laura Jane Boast, designer and founder of Conscious Made – previously known as LJB Studio. After spending years […]

Jasper Fry first became intrigued with prop houses thanks to his wife Imogen who, as a prop buyer, visits them regularly. Fascinated by the pictures she’d snap and send to him, Fry decided to take a look himself and spent months wandering through vast spaces filled with bizarre objects – everything from rooms stocked with […]

Let’s face it: a picture really is worth a thousand words, but an image you made yourself? Priceless.   Compelling images create a connection between you and your audience and help you build on that relationship. They encourage discussion and shares. In short, images convert. According to Venngage, 64 percent of marketers say images are […]

If you’re retailing products and want to reach the widest audience possible, having a well-optimized e-commerce website is an absolute must. Why? Well, there are several benefits. A great e-commerce website helps you understand the basics about your customers, for example, demographics like their locations, age groups, and how they found you. By using tracking, […]

I’m not sure which comedian said: “Of all the things I’ve lost, I miss my mind the most!” While I wholeheartedly agree, I’m beginning to think that it’s time that I miss the most. Time is moving even faster than ever before, and it seems that I’m not alone – we all want some time […]

One of the best benefits of reading suspense fiction is that you become an active participant—processing mystery clues, solving puzzles, anticipating outcomes. But as a mystery, suspense, and thriller writer, how can you successfully give this experience to your readers? How do you know which clues and red herrings to plant? How can you integrate them […]