Bibliotta Webinars

Still seats for you! Get on this for tomorrow night. Wordpress...
- blocks
- themes
- theme editor
- styles
- where that pesky additional CSS bit went...
How to make a gorgeous writer's website and tweak it whenever you need.

Working with the WordPress Themes Editor – Weds 1st October The newer WordPress themes can be edited right on your screen, but the ins and outs can take some getting used to. Come join me and well help you sort it out!

On Wednesday 1st of October, a hands-on tour of the blocks-based (aka Gutenberg) WordPress theme editor. Loads of tips and tricks from a pro web designer on how to make your writer website pop! bibliotta.com/events/wordp...

Desktop Publishing: Formatting a Paperback – Weds 24 September For self-publishing or indy authors who want to check out Affinity Publisher 2, the alternative to expensive subscription DTP packages.

Upcoming sessions!
Learn how to typeset a paperback on Affinity Publisher 2 (or other DTP software) - tomorrow night! bibliotta.com/events/deskt...

Perfect Your Prose – Thurs 18th September Polish up your sentences until they shine! Get noticed in the slush pile with these line editing techniques. No prescriptive one-size-fits-all nonsense, just adaptive tools for you to use on short sto...

It's not just website stuff here at bibliotta!
Writers - want some advice on how to make your prose sing? Come get a whole toolbox of techniques at this Thursday's webinar.

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Working with the WordPress Themes Editor – Weds 1st October The newer WordPress themes can be edited right on your screen, but the ins and outs can take some getting used to. Come join me and well help you sort it out!

Just spent all day working up this webinar's presentation deck and it's a goodie. Come join me and vanquish your WordPress theme editor nightmares. Over Zoom! Weds, 1st of October, 7-9pm.
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Your Writer Website pt 1 – Weds 10th September Part 1 covering the essentials of creating a website: hosting, domain names, and how to get the best prices for your needs.

Remember, you can buy each separately!
So for demystifying hosting, domain names, CMS selections etc, choose pt 1:
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If you've already got a website but want *help* with what to put in it as an author, go for part 2!
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Your Writer Website pts 1&2 combo – Weds 10th and Thurs 11th September Saving you money on the Your Writer Website webinars with a Parts 1 and 2 combined ticket for the Wednesday and Thursday nights.

"Your Writer Website" - our 2 part webinar series where you can choose the "tech" side of things, the "content" side or grab both for less!
Weekday evenings - Wednesday the 10th and Thursday 11th of September, 7pm to 8:45pm (UK time) each night.
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Website Graphics Basics – Mon 1st September Learn essential techniques on how to create graphics for online purposes like social media or website posts. Learn how to create website banners in a range of software types and online creation tools.

So this has come up quickly! 😅
If you're interested in creating digital graphics for online purposes like websites, social media posts, book promotion but don't know where to start, this could be what you need!
(Oh, and no AI)
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Help me pay for World Fantasy in October!!

Brighton looms and things must get paid for. But I will sing for my supper with website knowledge which I will transfer into your head through the power of affordable webinars...

Have a squizz at these and see if anything takes your fancy.

Webinars Websites and Webinars for Authors

Setting up a ton of new webinars for September. Check the calendar for new dates for "Your Writer Website", "Perfect Your Prose" and some brand new ones! Desktop publishing? Website graphics basics? I got ya.

Check 'em out here: bibliotta.com/webinars/

In this month's ask an expert column, website designer @bethkesh.bsky.social of @bibliotta.bsky.social answers questions about websites for creatives, as asked by BFS members in our dedicated Discord channel.

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Quick poll to help us schedule up our next webinars. What would you generally prefer for a webinar? (UK times apply!)

A) weekday school hours (9am-3pm)
B) weekday after school (e.g. 3-5pm)
C) weekday evening (7pm-9pm)
or D) weekend daytime?

Letting us know will really help!

Screenshot of web page from bibliotta.com, text reads: "Saturday 12th of July 2025, 10:00 am – 2:45 pm, UK time, lunch break from 12:00-13:00 approximately. Agenda. 10:00 – 11:45 Part 1: The Technical Side. What options for websites are out there? Which might suit your needs? How do you go about getting one? What do they cost? Planning a website. Domain names. Hosting. CMS (including a good look at WordPress). 11:45 – 12:00 Free chat, follow-ups, announcements for part 2. 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break. 13:00 – 14:45 Part 2: The Creative Side. Why do you need an author website? What should you put in it? How can you make the most of what a website offers? Author branding and design tips. Content – what should be in the site? SEO – how to get your site found. Newsletters and Social Media. A look at some example author websites!"

A screenshot of a banner from bibliotta.com. Text reads: "Your Writer Website pts 1&2 combo – Sat, 12th July" at the top and at bottom "Combo ticket: “Part 1 – The technical side”, and “Part 2 -The creative side” Combination event – get the two webinars, on the same day, for a saving of 20 to 25%." Image is of a laptop, clipboard, coffee cup, mobile phone, mouse, and pencil in graphic design illustration style. Text on it reads "Your Writer Website" and "Parts 1 & 2 Combination" It is diagonally split between a green grey and a salmon pink colour scheme.

This Saturday, 12th of July, we've got our Your Writer Website webinar. Just look at that agenda!

Check the details here: bibliotta.com/events/your-...

Your Writer Website pts 1&2 combo – Sat, 12th July Combo online tutorial for 12th July 2025: parts one and two in a single ticket - get both and save on the complete websites for writers webinar.

I'm back! Had some busy times but I've put up a new date for Your Writer Website:
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You could also pick just part 1 or 2, details linked on the post.

I'll be at Eastercon this weekend! Come find me in human form as @bethkesh.bsky.social if you've got any questions about the webinars or suggestions for topics you'd like to see covered!

Webinars Websites and Webinars for Authors

New date for "Your Writer Website": Sat 3rd May!

From where to get a website to what to put in it, designed for authors by an author with 2 decades of web design experience: @bethkesh.bsky.social!

Skip the corporate upselling BS and get the real info from a real person.

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Spent a chunk of my day in here - well worth it if you're still in the I-should-sort-that-out phase, Beth (also annoyingly a very good author) will load you up with actual useful info and no buzzword nonsense 🙏

Last chance to sign up to this - next date won't be until after Eastercon, so towards end of April most likely.

You are getting up to four hours of solid info and you can ask a bunch of questions about why / what / how to get an AUTHOR WEBSITE! ✒️📖🖥️

Thinking about developing a course for people who want to sell their ebooks from their own website instead of relying on somewhere like Amazon or third party platforms exclusively.

Like, from how to format an epub all the way up to how to take payments for it... Would that be interesting?

Yep! Just go ahead and book in, I'll be there.
And tell yer friends please!

This Saturday: Your Writer Website parts 1 & 2!

Part 1: What should you use? How? What are costs like?
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Part 2: What about content? Author branding? Newsletters?
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Get both at the same time and save 💸💸💸! bibliotta.com/events/your-...

Of course, sometimes a webinar is not what you need. So that's why I'm also offering one to one zoom sessions where you can get your questions answered.
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Questions? Unsure about anything to do with these courses? I'm an actual human, @bethkesh.bsky.social so don't hesitate to ask! I do not bite, even if you ask me to.

Your Writer Website - new dates just dropped.
Saturday 22nd. Choose from Part 1, tech options, Part 2, content and author branding, or a combo ticket for both and save!
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New batch of "Your Writer Website" Zoom webinars up!

Want to have an authorial presence which is independent and under your control? Check out these sessions on the 15th of March...

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Find the latest timetable for bibliotta webinars here:
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Often updated, so it's a good idea to follow us here on Bluesky to see when new ones are announced!