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The Kindred Creativity Club @kindredcreativity.bsky.social · 11d

🎉 That’s a wrap on the KCC September Spotlight!
We featured 18 amazing creatives — artists, coaches, shops, and indie publishers.
Catch up on all the spotlights and discover your next fave collaborator:
🔗 kindredcreativityclub.claredugmore.com/creative-con...
#CreativeConnections

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The Kindred Creativity Club @kindredcreativity.bsky.social · 15d

🎀 Today’s #CreativeConnections spotlight is Peanut & Sprout, a handmade gift shop filled with whimsy, love & personalised touches.

Created by mum-of-two Emma in Staffordshire 💕
✨ www.etsy.com/shop/Peanuta...

#Handmade #MumMade #SupportSmallBiz

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The Kindred Creativity Club @kindredcreativity.bsky.social · 16d

Today’s #CreativeConnections spotlight is Proofreading by Mich – a friendly, detail-oriented proofreader who’s been supporting indie authors for years. ✨
“I’ll catch those niggly errors…” 🖊️
🔗 www.facebook.com/proofreading...

#Proofreader #IndieAuthors

The Kindred Creativity Club @kindredcreativity.bsky.social · 17d

🌈 Today’s #CreativeConnections spotlight is The Technicolour Project – ADHD coaching for colourful brains.
Support, self-kindness, & smashing down barriers. ✨
🧠 Learn more: www.technicolour.co.uk
#ADHDCoaching #NeurodivergentSupport

The Kindred Creativity Club @kindredcreativity.bsky.social · 18d

📚🎨 Today’s #CreativeConnections spotlight is on Book Cover Design by Ali — helping authors bring their stories to life with genre-perfect covers, banners & more.
🔗 bookcoverdesign.alilawson.com

#IndieAuthors #CoverDesign #AuthorSupport

The Kindred Creativity Club @kindredcreativity.bsky.social · 19d

Spotlight on Pickle Monster Creations — a fellow author making vinyl-decal magic for book lovers: t-shirts, notebooks, bookmarks & more! ✨

Now also offering 3D printed gifts!
📌 facebook.com/PickleMonste...

#CreativeConnections #BookishGifts

The Kindred Creativity Club @kindredcreativity.bsky.social · 21d

🎨✨ Week 3 of the #CreativeConnections Spotlight is wrapped!
We featured:
• N.S Armstrong
• Hellcat Creative Collective
• Sam’s candle + formatting magic
• KML’s author promo & support
Catch up here: kindredcreativityclub.claredugmore.com/creative-con...
#WritingCommunity

The Kindred Creativity Club @kindredcreativity.bsky.social · 22d

KML Publishing Services blends 11+ years of experience with real support for indie authors — from promo to cheerleading.
Learn more in our full interview 💜
📲 kindredcreativityclub.claredugmore.com/the-kindred-creativity-club-blog/kml-publishing-services
#CreativeConnections #BookMarketing

The Kindred Creativity Club @kindredcreativity.bsky.social · 23d

🕯️ Creative Connections Spotlight
Today we’re highlighting Author Services by Sam — an author offering gorgeous book formatting and handmade character-inspired candles!
Immortalise your fave in wax!
📲 slucasauthor.wixsite.com/home/author-services
#AuthorTools #CreativeConnections

The Kindred Creativity Club @kindredcreativity.bsky.social · 24d

✨ Creative Connections Spotlight ✨
Today we’re celebrating Hellcat Creative Collective — a space for women, trans & non-binary creatives + artsy allies!
I attended a virtual event in June & loved it.
🔥 Check them out:
🔗 linktr.ee/hellcatcreativecollective
#CreativeConnections #QueerCreatives

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The Kindred Creativity Club @kindredcreativity.bsky.social · 25d

Spotlight on N.S Armstrong — an author & artist who blends mythology, mayhem, and moody beauty into unforgettable portraits. Fandoms, OCs, commissions — he does it all. 💀✨

📌 www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

#CreativeConnections #FantasyArt

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The Kindred Creativity Club @kindredcreativity.bsky.social · 26d

📣 We spotlighted Write Here, Write Now in July — but with the price rising Friday, I had to shout it out again!
💬 Supportive, neurodiverse-friendly, full of writing goodness.
🎥 Watch: youtu.be/MrOYydStXX8&t
🔗 Join: karen-sanders-editing.teachable.com/p/karen-sand... #WHWNCommunity #WritingCommunity

The Kindred Creativity Club @kindredcreativity.bsky.social · 27d

Week Two of our #CreativeConnections Spotlight is a wrap 🎉
This week we featured 5 amazing businesses:
🖌️ Cover designers
📚 Indie publishers
🛍️ Gift shops
🌿 Author retreats
🎨 Illustrators
Explore them all here: kindredcreativityclub.claredugmore.com/creative-con...
#KCCSpotlight #SupportSmallBusiness

The Kindred Creativity Club @kindredcreativity.bsky.social · 28d

Today’s Creative Connections feature is Jess of Brush to Blades — a talented disabled artist and cover designer creating fantasy-inspired art full of heart.
From covers to character art, Jess pours passion into every piece. 💜
🔗 brushtoblades-portfolio.carrd.co
#CreativeConnections #CoverDesign

The Kindred Creativity Club @kindredcreativity.bsky.social · Sep 11

Today we’re featuring E&E For Authors and Readers — passionate champions of authors, readers & community connection. 💜
📣 They’re hosting a virtual book signing this November with slots for authors & vendors — all profits go to charity!
🔗Sign up or learn more:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Kindred Creativity Club @kindredcreativity.bsky.social · Sep 10

Day ten of September’s Creative Connections Spotlight shines a light on Happy Bee Designs, a creative studio specialising in book covers and author-related graphics — owned and run by fellow author Clare Bentley.
kindredcreativityclub.claredugmore.com/the-kindred-...

The Kindred Creativity Club @kindredcreativity.bsky.social · Sep 9

Everything from greetings cards and jewellery, to art, homeware, and toiletries.

It’s a shop full of surprises and the perfect place to find something special!

👉 Learn more here: www.facebook.com/ShopInTheSqu...

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The Kindred Creativity Club @kindredcreativity.bsky.social · Sep 9

Our September Spotlight today is on Shop in the Square 🛍️💜

If you love unique gifts and supporting local makers, this is the place for you. Their shelves are filled with handmade treasures from Wolverhampton & Shropshire creators.

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The Kindred Creativity Club @kindredcreativity.bsky.social · Sep 8

📚✨ Today’s #CreativeConnections spotlight: Snowy Wings Publishing — a co-op press for MG & YA fiction, empowering authors through collaboration.

🎤 I interviewed founder Lyssa:
👉 kindredcreativityclub.claredugmore.com/the-kindred-...

#CoOpPublishing #YAFiction #KidLit #IndieAuthors

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The Kindred Creativity Club @kindredcreativity.bsky.social · Sep 7

💜 Check them out:
kindredcreativityclub.claredugmore.com/creative-con...

#CreativeConnections #WritingCommunity #IndieCreatives #NeurodivergentSupport

Creative Connections Spotlight

We're celebrating Creative Connections — spotlighting the people, groups, and services that bring creatives together, offer support, and inspire us to keep going.

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The Kindred Creativity Club @kindredcreativity.bsky.social · Sep 7

✨ Week One of the KCC’s Creative Connections: September Spotlight is complete!

We featured four incredible creatives:
🎨 Lain – Fandom Illustrator
☠️ Charlotte Clarke – Macabre Ceramics
📣 S. M. Mitchell – Book Marketing Coach
📝 Spectrum Scribes – Neurodivergent Writers’ Group

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The Kindred Creativity Club @kindredcreativity.bsky.social · Sep 5

It’s a supportive welcoming place to connect share your work swap ideas and be your wonderfully quirky self — no masks no pressure, just words and community.
Join Spectrum Scribes here:
www.facebook.com/groups/15034...

#KCCSpotlight #SpectrumScribes #NeurodivergentAuthors #NeurodivergentCreatives

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The Kindred Creativity Club @kindredcreativity.bsky.social · Sep 5

Day Four of September’s Creative Connections Spotlight is a must-know for all neurodivergent authors.

Spectrum Scribes offers a creative safe space — whether you're autistic, have ADHD, OCD, anxiety, or simply identify as beautifully wired a little differently. 💫

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The Kindred Creativity Club @kindredcreativity.bsky.social · Sep 4

Creative Connections Spotlight
This week: the Write. Publish. Impact. Community — a supportive space for writers of all levels with weekly sprints, marketing tips & more.
🔗 Info & links:
kindredcreativityclub.claredugmore.com/the-kindred-...
book.stripe.com/aFacN5cwv4Cs...

The Kindred Creativity Club @kindredcreativity.bsky.social · Sep 3

Each piece is hand-decorated on stunning bone china and kiln-fired in Charlotte’s workshop in Digbeth, Birmingham. Better still? They’re both dishwasher and microwave-safe — spooky and practical!
👉Check out Charlotte’s shop here: charlotteclarkltd.com
#KindredCreativityClub #CeramicArtist

CHARLOTTE CLARK LTD

Designer homeware brand established in 2013 specialising in printed ceramics and etched glassware with a macabre twist

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