In this episode I’m chatting with my longtime friend Laura Pashby (
) - an author, photographer, and creative, who you might also know online as Circle of Pines.Laura shares her journey from a craft blog in 2010 to becoming a published author, and how building an online audience helped her leverage opportunities like brand work, teaching courses, and ultimately, writing her wonderful books.
Things we talk about:
• Instagram Then vs. Now
• Working through ‘platform fatigue’
• Maintaining authenticity online
• Migrating an audience from one platform to another - or from online to offline
• The discipline of a weekly creative writing practice
• Prioritising meaningful engagement over viral reach.
• Charging for your writing, and how Laura built confidence in this
Links for this episode:
Co-writing hour with me this Friday, 2nd May at 11:30am BST
My Substack Soiree class - enrolling now!
Hashtag Authentic Podcast on Substack
Laura’s Substack, Small Stories
Laura’s Instagram
Laura’s books, Little Stories of Your Life and Chasing Fog*
Laura’s website
Laura’s next retreat with Ease
Fog Chaser on Substack
Beth Kempton on Substack
Josie George on Substack
Thanks for listening!
* Connotes affiliate links, where I receive a small commission if a purchase is made.
