Charlotte Dallison on writing about fashion and lifestyle – plus securing a book contract

Rachel and Lynne's guest this week – our first for 2023 – is Charlotte Dallison. Charlotte's mantra is Blonde not Beige and she has built a successful career as a writer, podcaster and vintage fashion aficionado. We chat about: How she built her vintage fashion business and used that following to leverage her writing career Using Substack for her newsletter and how the platform has grown The story behind securing her book deal, which is coming out late in 2023 Being a digital nomad Working on her book thanks to a creative residency in Sardinia Connect with Charlotte here: https://www.charlottedallison.com/;  or on Instagram @charlottedallison  Her substack is https://blondenotbeige.substack.com/ Her podcast is Chez Charlotte Vintage: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/chez-charlotte-vintage/id1628495225 The Creative Residency can be found here: https://www.nocefresca.it/ Connect with us: Rachel's List for job-seekers: www.rachelslist.com.au/jobseekers   Lynne Testoni's website: www.lynnetestoni.com Rachel Smith's website: www.rachelsmith.com.au Thanks, as always, to our sponsors www.rounded.com.au Easy accounting and invoicing software, made just for Australian freelancers and sole traders. Don't forget, if you're a Rachel's List Gold member, you'll enjoy 20 percent off an annual subscription plan!