The virtual harbour to organise your creative chaos

A safe space for helping authors and creative entrepreneurs stay organised, protect their creative time, and feel supported on the tough days of the creative journey.

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Photo of me with long rose-gold hair in a blue jacket with the Southsea shoreline and the Solent behind me.

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Instagram | @shorelines.va

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Hi, I'm Els, the person behind Shorelines VA.

I live and work by the sea here in the UK and love it as the ocean makes me feel connected to the rest of the world as well as bringing a sense of unhurried calm when life gets overwhelming.

With many years experience of making things run smoothly and being the go-to problem solver I realised along the way that my favourite people to work with were always the creative ones. The writers, the makers, the people with a hundred brilliant ideas and approximately zero desire to spend their afternoon wrestling with invoices or chasing down a website glitch.

I get it, because I've been there with my own projects in the past. Creative work takes up a particular kind of mental space and admin has a horrible habit of squashing it.

That's why I do what I do.

As a fellow introvert, I also understand that handing over parts of your business takes trust. So there's no pushy sales chat here, just a chance to chat about what you think you need, what I think I can offer and whether I'm the right person to work with you if we vibe.

I can take the practical stuff off your plate so you can get back to the work that actually lights you up. Fancy a (virtual) chat? I'd love to hear what you're working on.

What can I take off your plate?

You do the creative work. I'll handle the rest.

Creative businesses run on passion, but they also run on paperwork. If your inbox is chaos, your invoices are overdue, and your processes exist only in your head, I can fix that.

I handle the day-to-day admin that keeps your business moving: email management, diary coordination, invoicing, client on-boarding, and SOPs that actually get used. Everything is tailored to how you work, so nothing slips through the cracks.

Business admin support starts from £25 per hour.

Tech headaches, sorted. So you can get back to what you do best.

Your website should be working for you, not sitting on your to-do list. I keep the digital side of your business ticking over, so you're not losing clients to broken links, outdated pages, or a database held together with good intentions.

From website maintenance and updates to platform management and digital file organisation, I provide reliable, behind-the-scenes technical support for small creative businesses that need things done properly.

Technical admin packages start from £30 per hour.

Your words, polished to their full potential.

You've done the hard work of writing it, so now let's make sure it lands the way you intended. I offer careful, thorough editing and proofreading for anyone who wants their work to go out polished, consistent, and error-free.

Whatever the content, I work with your voice to get your work sounding confident, clear and human as well as free from those pesky typos.

Proofreading and copy-editing is priced per project. Send me your brief and I'll come back to you with a quote.

Get in touch

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send me a quick email

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DM me on instagram

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schedule a call

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Where To Start Delegating.pdf