We love to connect. Below you will find links to our social media plus contact details for general enquiries, guest blogging enquiries, publishing enquiries, and notes on advice and guidance.
Our Social Media
Gum on My Shoe
Fran Houston
Martin Baker
- Linktree
- Twitter/X
- Bluesky
- Threads
- Goodreads
- Facebook personal page
- Facebook author page
- Amazon author page
General Enquiries
Questions or issues with our website, suggested improvements or corrections, and all general enquiries by social media (see links above) or email.
- martin/dot/baker/at/hotmail/dot/com
Guest Blogging Guidelines
We welcome guest posts related to our main themes: mental and physical health, chronic illness, mutually supportive friendships, and long-distance friendships. Other topics may be considered, please ask in advance or check guest posts we’ve published previously for ideas.
E-mail your post to Martin Baker (address above) as a Word document. Include a suggested title, a brief author bio, and your social media links. Attach any graphics including author photo (optional) as separate files (jpg, gif, png).
Additional notes
- Suggested word count: 800 to 2,000.
- We reserve the right to change the title to enhance Search Engine Optimisation.
- All posts must be written by a human author. If AI (artificial intelligence) has been used in any way this must be declared. Fully AI-generated content is not accepted.
- We accept previously published posts. Please provide links to the original publication.
- We do not pay for guest submissions. Contributions are voluntary and intended to share knowledge and experience with our readers.
- By submitting your post, you confirm that you own the rights to the content and grant us permission to publish it on our blog. You retain full copyright and may republish your work elsewhere.
Download our guest post email template (Word document).
Publishing Enquiries
Publishing enquiries to Kingston Park Publishing.
Advice and Support
Please note that we are unable to advise on medical or psychiatric matters and do not offer ongoing or crisis support. See our disclaimer for more details. Our resources page includes a selection of international crisis and help lines.