I first met Lois Cahall in 2018 at the Palm Beach Book Festival, which she founded. She contacted me because she wanted to start up a brand new book festival on Cape Cod — I was surprised one didn’t already

Meghana Nayak’s cover for Tilt is bright and bold, but the novel deals with a serious subject, intergenerational trauma. I wanted to create a site that was equally strong and vibrant, but that also feels soft and nurturing. I found

Back in the days before I published a book, I was a musician and did lots of design work for bands and musicians, so I was super excited to work on Adrian Slywotzky’s site. He had great images of orchestras

Debra is a prolific author who needed a website revamp before the release of her new novel, Discipline. She wanted something whimsical and unique, so we decided to use illustrations created by her brother-in-law. Creative with a touch of humor.View

I first met Sara at the start of the pandemic, when we bonded as spouses of doctors working in hospitals in dire need of PPE. Amazingly, Sara was able to complete her first novel during those dark days — Pink

I loved working with the cover for Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend, MJ Wassmer’s debut. It’s bold, fun, and memorable, so I created the website to complement, rather than compete. We put MJ’s author photo on the Home page, which

I love the work that I do for the Boston area hospitals. Since much of their branding is already established, I get to really focus on content organization, information design, and copy editing. One of my biggest pet peeves is

I love working with individuals and small businesses, and what could be more fun than designing a website for pet-sitting services? And working with ridiculously cute photos of dogs (and cat)? I also love the vibe of Allegra’s site, warm

Claudine wanted to feature two books on her Home page, so we went with a stacked “one-page” layout and included her bio/contact info. One of my biggest beefs with pre-fab templates is how they use unnecessarily tall sections that scroll

Lisa’s site showcases her book, Clay and Bones, as well as her professional career as a forensic artist. This was one of those projects, that seemed to drag on and on – waiting on the cover, changes to the cover,

Julie is in the process of looking for representation for her novel, so she wanted a web presence that felt writerly and professional. She wanted to keep the design spare, but to include a bit of background texture. It’s almost

Ed Park’s website redesign was an interesting challenge. His first novel, Personal Days, is a satirical office drama with lots of humor, while his new book, Same Bed Different Dreams, is quite different – a genre-bending historical novel set in

Jennifer Welborn came to me with a slightly different request: instead of a traditional author site, she wanted a companion site to her children’s book, Dr. Rosie Helps the Animals. The site would provide not just information about the book,

Back in January, I offered a free website to a debut author who didn’t yet have one. I’ve done this for the past few years now, it’s one small way I can give back to the writing community — also,

Shadra is a prolific artist and children’s book illustrator, who is also now penning her own children’s books. We wanted her site to showcase all the books she has illustrated, as well as her artwork. I used a full page

Emily is a veterinarian who has written a book helping vet professionals navigate pregnancy and working parenthood. We wanted to showcase both Emily as a professional, as well as her book. Luckily, she had a gorgeous headshot, which I was

Amy knew she wanted a compact “one-page” site, so we put her book, bio, and contact info on the Home page. We branded with her cover palette, which is gorgeous and mysterious. I love how clean and elegant this site

Kyle is an experienced literary translator with many translated books to his name. He will also be coming out with a novel of his own. For the central panel on his Home page, I went with a colorized image to

Sonja has found a special niche offering care and support to veterinary professionals. We wanted to showcase her unique skills and services, in addition to her book. I love the purple and green palette we chose, as well as the

The California Primary Care Association asked me to help them with conference materials for their March Quality and Technology Conference. This included developing a color palette, logo and branding, as well as designing web banners, postcards, and a main conference

I was so excited when Shamar contacted me about revamping his portfolio website. I love his illustrations, and wanted to make sure his website did justice to the vibrancy of his art. I tried a few different layouts, and finally

ConcertCue is a synchronized streaming platform for live music, developed by MIT professor Eran Egozy, who also happens to be a very old friend of mine. Since ConcertCue is a novel application, we had to be careful to present it in

Elizabeth had two new books forthcoming, so she wanted to transform her basic debut site into one that felt fuller and more vibrant. We decided to feature all three of her books on her Home page and go with a

I designed Brianna’s site to match the vibrance and boldness of her book, a climate change memoir. I love the yellows, and how it reflects her personality, energy, and character! Visit Brianna’s site.

Emily Fuhrman wanted a new website that would reflect the style of her work: elegant, classy, with a touch of “spice.” I was thrilled to have the opportunity to work with her gorgeous photos, and we put together a portfolio

Though I’m best known these days for my work with authors and author websites, I do, in fact, work with many other types of individuals, organizations and companies! (and have for 20+ years) 🙂 Rachel Gerson came to me because

Yasmin wanted her site to feel strong, mysterious, alluring and exciting. Since her book covers exuded those vibes, we went with stacked panels to feature both books on the Home page. I love the combination of the green and orange

Jenn had multiple goals for her site – to present her newest book (Borderless), to present herself as a versatile author (both YA and adult, fiction and non-fiction), and to promote her services as a presenter and speaker. For the

Debut author sites remain some of my favorite projects. I love going all out with the design and branding with a debut author’s first book cover. Phoebe’s novel, Swan Light, bridges both the historical and contemporary, so I matched a

Terah needed a dual-purpose site to showcase her work as a photographer and travel blogger, as well as a debut author! This project was a little trickier than most debut sites as it required balancing Terah’s personal style, which is

Ruth’s site features her second novel, Mimosa Road. Because the cover art feels so expansive, I decided to go with a full image background (no separate header bar). I love the gentle color palette, which I continued across the site

Karen is both an author and a veterinarian, and she wanted her site redesign to focus on her new book, The Other Family Doctor. We branded with the cover, which is super adorable, but made sure the site also feels

I designed Elizabeth’s debut author site to complement the cover for The Golden Land, which is striking and bold. I love the yellows and oranges, not so commonly seen. The site has an extensive Myanmar resources section, including a reading

Elizabeth is a prolific author who wanted a site redesign that would showcase her newest book, Kantika. To lend the site a “historic” quality, I created a parchment paper background and used old photos from her book to accent the

Kristen’s site was easy to design because her cover elements are so beautiful! I drew from the gold texture and Russian flowers. I love the gold/red/orange palette, and the splashes of green. I also designed matching social media banners and

Kavita wanted a bold site to showcase her new book, Craft and Conscience, as well as the classes and presentations that accompany it. We used secondary panels on her Home page for announcements, and for site background I drew from

Aisling needed to launch both the UK and USA versions of her middle-grade fantasy novel, so we decided to feature both, side-by-side, on her Home page. She also wanted to make sure the site didn’t feel too dark/heavy, so we

Anthony’s original website wasn’t in bad shape, relatively clean and organized, but he didn’t feel like it represented him. He wanted something with an urban, retro, 80’s LA vibe, that would match his new book cover, Brown and Gay in

I absolutely loved working on Karina’s middle-grade debut site, because when else do you get to go all out with bright purples, oranges, pinks and blues? For the site background I created a colorful graphic that complemented the cover without

Khalisa is a multi-faceted author, speaker and performer, and she needed a new website to show off her diverse accomplishments and establish her brand. Using her gorgeous photos, a bold palette, and established brand guidelines, I created a content-rich site

Wanda is another client who first came to me as a debut author, so I was super excited for her when she announced her second book. The covers are similar, so I added it using stacked panels. She’s definitely a

Working with debut authors is always a treat. Rose’s novel has a cool, textured cover, and I knew immediately that I wanted to lift that for the site background. I love the Anders font too, super sci-fi/futuristic! Visit Rose’s site.

One of the nicest things about working with writers is watching them progress from debut authors to 2-book (and then multi-book!) authors. Debbie writes thrillers, and I decided to incorporate book #2 using stacked panels on her Home page. Even

Amy Klinger was interested in a website that would center her new novel and her fiction writing, while still serving as a portfolio for her copywriting and strategic/brand marketing work. Her cover is spare, but she wanted a “messy” vibe,

Writerama is a writing organization for girls in Tajekistan, founded by the girls themselves. They wanted a youthful but professional site that could serve as a hub for young writers, with writing exercises and a place to showcase their work.

It’s been awhile since I’ve designed a debut author site, and working on Betty G. Yee’s made me remember how much I love this work! Betty was using a photo of mountains on her old site, and wanted to keep

Katheryn is one of my many multi-talented clients, both a children’s book author as well as a scholar and writer of academic texts. She wanted her website to be warm and friendly, appealing to parents, teachers and young readers, but

Sylvia is a prolific author who needed a website redesign. She didn’t have a new book to promote, so for the Home page we decided to use a photo of her books stacked on her coffee table. It’s a simple