Hi, I’m Kelly
I help authors feel energised, thriving, confident, and empowered to shape their author career and future, so they can focus on writing their books and enjoying life as an author.
I have been connected to books throughout my working life.
I started as a bookseller and fell in love with sharing books that I thought others would like.
From there I moved into publishing, and have held senior marketing roles in two of the biggest UK publishers, working with authors as varied as Stephen King, Jodi Picoult and Philippa Gregory as well as many debut authors and non-fiction authors.
I also worked for a few years on a major women’s magazine brand but even there books were a key part of my work as I organised author events, books clubs and book content.
After starting my family, I focused on working directly with authors to build their confidence and skills in marketing themselves and building their own audiences, particularly on social media.
Whilst I still do have limited spaces to offer
this support, I discovered something else through working with authors in this way. I realised that there are many challenges that can cause stress and worry and stop you from enjoying your author career beyond knowing how to market your book.
I saw how complex and unique the industry can seem from the outside.
I discovered how lonely the experience can be (something I can identify with as someone working on my own, for myself), how precarious it can feel and how difficult it can sometimes feel to raise concerns if you are worried about how that will impact your career.
I also realised how hard it can feel to step into being the ‘CEO’ of your author career.
That is when I realised that my passion lies in supporting authors like you to thrive throughout your author career so that you can keep putting your books into the world.
I offer independent and confidential coaching support to empower you to take charge of and enjoy your author career.
With a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities of the publishing world, I bring a unique blend of practical guidance and emotional support.
I hold two coaching qualifications and am accredited by the International Coaching Federation meaning that as well as my publishing experience you can be confident and trust in my ability and skills to support you.
If you are struggling, or facing challenges in your author career and want to resolve those and move forward positively, I can help.
Over a series of weeks, Kelly worked with me as a coach and mentor to establish a more positive and productive mindset.
The work we have done together has transformed my creative output and self-confidence. Kelly has given me tools to help me quiet that voice of doubt in the back of my head and encouraged not just healthier work patterns, but wider life habits that I know I will use in the future.
Kelly is a calm, kind and skilful coach who really does bring out the best in people. If you are struggling with confidence, direction or motivation I can highly recommend her.’
“Kelly Weekes is more than a marketing mentor; she is an avid supporter of your work and she wants you to achieve your goals.
Kelly takes the time to get to know her clients, their personalities, and thinks of ways to help them represent themselves in a way that is true to them; working with her is a wonderfully empowering experience.”
She is very knowledgeable (and wise!) on all aspects of digital marketing and a brilliant and creative guide in formulating and executing a strategy. She is organised, a brilliant communicator and above all an amazing coach and cheerleader. I could not recommend her highly enough.”