Can I explain that feeling? When you put your hands down and the image and subconscious thoughts in your head just appear on paper.

Do I need an author website? Caro explains why you do, how you can take control, and the different options (free and paid) that you can have.

Your personal brand is not about selling, becoming louder online or turning yourself into a content machine: it’s about helping people understand what you stand for.

Having a support network of people who push you, and make you rise to the top, is amazing and awesome and helps many people survive through the hard times. But what about being that support person for others?

Support networks are not built overnight, and they are not built passively. The more consistently you show up and invest in other people, the more naturally that support comes back to you over time.

Running events at libraries for authors gives you a direct line to readers. You see what captures attention, what people respond to, and what they are curious about. You see where people hesitate and where they get stuck in.

As an author, it stands to reason to get your book into a library. But how do you do that as an indie author?

Writing is one of those odd pursuits where progress sometimes feels invisible. In other areas of my life, wins are much easier to recognise because they’re measured in hitting targets and seeing tangible results, often at speed. Writing is completely different.

Winning in writing, to me, feels a bit like a cool drink on a hot day. It’s the small achievements, the quiet successes, that pull me through when I think I’m struggling.