Designing websites for plot stirrers, draft whisperers, and exposition enthusiasts to sell more books, build their email list, and make readers obsessed.

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Author Websites for pen-wielding menaces

If you write, you're a writer.
And if you're an author, you should be freakin' shouting it from the roof tops.

Well, here we are. You've finished your book and now you want to get your good words out there!

Kick them out of the nest and see if they can fly, make some book sales (preferably from anyone other than Amazon imo), start building an email list of obsessed groupies, and generate some buzz around your next launch (because you got big things ahead of you).

But wait! You started all this to be an author, not a marketer. 

That's where I come in, to build you an online world for your world between the pages, so the only thing you have to stress about is writer's block.

About 30% of readers discover books through author websites — which means your site isn’t optional, it’s part of the reader journey

Is Your Author Website Launch-Ready?

BIG congratulations on writing that book, the hard part is finally over… right?? Don't let website woes keep you from sharing your hard work. Download this checklist to make sure readers can instantly find your book, where to buy them, and how to stay connected with you.

It's what your readers have been yearning for...

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author Website Build

A fast, focused week where we build an immersive online home for your readers—with a backbone. Beautiful, yes. But built to guide them to the right starting point, keep them close, and make buying easy. Because writing the book should be the hardest part, not the website.

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Do it yourself

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Build it yourself—with support.

A website guidance call to help you launch a beautiful Showit site without the overwhelm.

done with you

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A little help, exactly where you need it.

One-page builds and template customization to fix what’s stuck and elevate what’s already there.

done for you

Hand it off and let me work my magic.

A fully custom, story-driven website designed to feel like you and wow your audience.

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I’m your friendly Minnesotan website designer with a reader’s heart and an oldest-daughter “hand me the clipboard” personality.

I fell feral for a story once (okay, more than once). You know the feeling: you finish the book and immediately go hunting for more — playlists, fan art, novellas, a portal that lets you stay in that world a little longer.

And I found that a lot of author websites… just exist. But they don’t welcome you in.

So I build author sites that feel like the online version of that hand-grab moment in reading — the one that makes a reader think, “Oh, this is crack.” A website that’s stylish with a spine: clear pathways to start here, binge the backlist, join the email list, and buy the books (without your readers getting yeeted to the dark corners of the internet, cough Amazon cough).

You wrote the book. You did the hard thing. Now let me build the place it deserves to live.




Hey, I'm kate

Poet, proclaimed bookworm, and website designer to boot.

I don't discriminate based on genre.

Memoirs, murders, or meet-cutes. Whatever your genre, we’ll build a home that holds it.

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"True exellence in business is rare and refreshing.

It has been my great pleasure working with you. The website is beautiful and makes my business look so much better. Thank you for all your help!"

Curtis Purington

"She has such a great, easygoing vibe! 

Kate did an amazing job of sorting through all the blog posts, she made it much more user friendly and accessible. I would definitely recommend Kate and her services!"

Madison Weidenfeller

"Kate listened with warmth and genuine engagement

I felt seen and valued throughout the process. I highly recommend her services for anyone who wants a website that is both professional and authentically conveys their truest values."

Kat Campbell

"1000% worth the investment and I'm so grateful

Kate not only had amazing customer service and made the website look a thousand times better. She will definitely be who I hire for any major updates and I can't recommend her enough."

Katherine Kimball

"True exellence in business is rare and refreshing.

"True Exellence in business is rare and refreshing.

It has been my great pleasure working with you. The website is beautiful and makes my business look so much better. Thank you for all your help!"

It has been my great pleasure working with you. The website is beautiful and makes my business look so much better. Thank you for all your help!"

Curtis Purington

Curtis Purington

"1000% worth the investment and I'm so grateful

"1000% worth the investment and I'm so grateful

Kate not only had amazing customer service and made the website look a thousand times better. She will definitely be who I hire for any major updates and I can't recommend her enough."

Kate not only had amazing customer service and made the website look a thousand times better. She will definitely be who I hire for any major updates and I can't recommend her enough."

Katherine Kimball

Katherine Kimball

"Kate listened with warmth and genuine engagement

"Kate listened with warmth and genuine engagement

I felt seen and valued throughout the process. I highly recommend her services for anyone who wants a website that is both professional and authentically conveys their truest values."

I felt seen and valued throughout the process. I highly recommend her services for anyone who wants a website that is both professional and authentically conveys their truest values."

Kat Campbell

Kat Campbell

"She has such a great, easygoing vibe! 

"She has such a great, easygoing vibe! 

Kate did an amazing job of sorting through all the blog posts, she made it much more user friendly and accessible. I would definitely recommend Kate and her services!"

Kate did an amazing job of sorting through all the blog posts, she made it much more user friendly and accessible. I would definitely recommend Kate and her services!"

Madison Weidenfeller

Madison Weidenfeller

"Kate brought this project to life so beautifully!

"Kate brought this project to life so beautifully!

I would absolutely refer Katelyn Mae Marketing to anyone looking to have more exposure to their business."

I would absolutely refer Katelyn Mae Marketing to anyone looking to have more exposure to their business."

Shari Holman

Shari Holman

"Kate is a  talented professional who is highly creative

"Kate is a talented professional who is highly creative

And a pleasure to work with! She has provided great value to our new presence online. We would highly recommend her to anyone. Top notch. Top shelf! 


And a pleasure to work with! She has provided great value to our new presence online. We would highly recommend her to anyone. Top notch. Top shelf! 

Dave Holman

Dave  Holman

The website you've been praying for is calling… you picking up?

Trust me with your website, and I’ll translate your story into the kind of online space your readers find undeniably magnetic.

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