<p>In this episode I’m chatting with my longtime friend Laura Pashby ( <a target="_blank" href="https://open.substack.com/pub/laurapashby">Small Stories with Laura Pashby</a>) - an author, photographer, and creative, who you might also know online as <em>Circle of Pines.</em> 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.</p><p><strong>Things we talk about:</strong></p><p>• 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</p><p><strong>Links for this episode:</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://beautiful-morning-43696.myflodesk.com/mc54h3bbfm"><strong><em>Co-writing hour </em></strong></a><a target="_blank" href="https://beautiful-morning-43696.myflodesk.com/mc54h3bbfm"><strong>with me this Friday</strong></a><strong>, 2nd May at 11:30am BST</strong><a target="_blank" href="https://thesoiree.substack.com/p/youre-invited"><strong>My </strong></a><a target="_blank" href="https://thesoiree.substack.com/p/youre-invited"><strong><em>Substack Soiree</em></strong></a><a target="_blank" href="https://thesoiree.substack.com/p/youre-invited"><strong> </strong></a><strong>class - enrolling now!</strong><a target="_blank" href="https://meandorla.substack.com/podcast"><strong>Hashtag Authentic Podcast on Substack</strong></a><a target="_blank" href="https://open.substack.com/pub/laurapashby">Laura’s Substack</a>, <em>Small Stories</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/circleofpines/?hl=en-gb">Laura’s Instagram</a>Laura’s books, <a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/4jCjNSO"><em>Little Stories of Your Life</em></a><a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/4jCjNSO"> </a>and <a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/439oxcE"><em>Chasing Fog</em></a><em>*</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.laurapashby.com/">Laura’s website</a><strong>Thanks for listening! </strong></p><p><em>* Connotes affiliate links, where I receive a small commission if a purchase is made.</em></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Entre Nous at <a href="https://meandorla.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">meandorla.substack.com/subscribe</a>
