/* ================================================================
WINONA KENT – WEBSITE STYLESHEET
"Midnight & Gold" Brand Palette
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COLOUR REFERENCE (for easy editing):
--navy: #0B1C2D (primary background)
--navy-mid: #142C44 (secondary dark, overlays)
--gold: #C6A75E (primary accent)
--brass: #A8842F (stronger accent, dividers, buttons)
--cream: #F2E9D8 (text on dark backgrounds)
--parchment: #E7DCC7 (light background option)
--ink: #1E1E1E (text on light backgrounds)
--burgundy: #5A1F2C (use very sparingly for drama)
FONTS:
Headings: 'Cormorant Garamond' (elegant, literary)
Body: 'Lato' (clean, readable)
Both loaded via Google Fonts in each HTML page's .
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GOOGLE FONTS IMPORT
Add this link in the of every HTML page:
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CSS VARIABLES
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:root {
--navy: #0B1C2D;
--navy-mid: #142C44;
--gold: #C6A75E;
--brass: #A8842F;
--cream: #F2E9D8;
--parchment: #E7DCC7;
--ink: #1E1E1E;
--burgundy: #5A1F2C;
--font-heading: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
--font-body: 'Lato', Arial, sans-serif;
--max-width: 1100px;
--section-gap: 60px;
}
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RESET & BASE
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*, *::before, *::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
html {
font-size: 16px;
scroll-behavior: smooth;
}
body {
font-family: var(--font-body);
background-color: var(--navy);
color: var(--cream);
line-height: 1.7;
}
a {
color: var(--gold);
text-decoration: none;
}
a:hover {
color: var(--cream);
text-decoration: underline;
}
img {
max-width: 100%;
display: block;
}
ul {
list-style: none;
}
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5 {
font-family: var(--font-heading);
font-weight: 600;
line-height: 1.2;
}
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------
HEADER & NAVIGATION
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.site-header {
background-color: var(--navy-mid);
border-bottom: 2px solid var(--brass);
padding: 0 20px;
}
.header-inner {
max-width: var(--max-width);
margin: 0 auto;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: space-between;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: 12px;
padding: 20px 0;
}
.site-title h1 {
font-size: 2.2rem;
color: var(--gold);
letter-spacing: 0.03em;
}
.site-tagline {
font-size: 0.85rem;
color: var(--cream);
opacity: 0.75;
letter-spacing: 0.08em;
text-transform: uppercase;
margin-top: 2px;
}
.main-nav ul {
display: flex;
gap: 6px;
flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.main-nav a {
display: block;
padding: 7px 14px;
font-family: var(--font-body);
font-size: 0.88rem;
letter-spacing: 0.05em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--cream);
border-radius: 3px;
transition: background 0.2s, color 0.2s;
}
.main-nav a:hover,
.main-nav a.active {
background-color: var(--brass);
color: var(--navy);
text-decoration: none;
}
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------
HERO BAND
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.hero {
background-color: var(--navy-mid);
border-bottom: 1px solid var(--navy);
padding: 50px 20px;
}
.hero-inner {
max-width: 780px;
margin: 0 auto;
text-align: center;
}
.hero-text {
font-size: 1.05rem;
color: var(--cream);
margin-bottom: 28px;
line-height: 1.8;
}
.hero-text strong {
color: var(--gold);
}
.hero-links {
display: flex;
gap: 14px;
justify-content: center;
flex-wrap: wrap;
}
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------
BUTTONS
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.btn {
display: inline-block;
padding: 10px 24px;
font-family: var(--font-body);
font-size: 0.88rem;
font-weight: 700;
letter-spacing: 0.06em;
text-transform: uppercase;
border-radius: 3px;
transition: background 0.2s, color 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
cursor: pointer;
}
.btn-gold {
background-color: var(--gold);
color: var(--navy);
border: 2px solid var(--gold);
}
.btn-gold:hover {
background-color: var(--brass);
border-color: var(--brass);
color: var(--navy);
text-decoration: none;
}
.btn-outline {
background-color: transparent;
color: var(--gold);
border: 2px solid var(--gold);
}
.btn-outline:hover {
background-color: var(--gold);
color: var(--navy);
text-decoration: none;
}
/* Buy buttons wrapper — displays ebook + paperback buttons side by side */
.buy-links {
display: flex;
gap: 12px;
flex-wrap: wrap;
margin-bottom: 20px;
}
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------
SECTION COMMON STYLES
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.book-section {
padding: var(--section-gap) 20px;
max-width: var(--max-width);
margin: 0 auto;
}
.alt-section {
/* Creates visual separation between the two book sections */
border-top: 1px solid var(--navy-mid);
max-width: 100%;
background-color: #0d2035; /* very slightly lighter than navy */
padding: var(--section-gap) 20px;
}
.alt-section > .book-grid,
.alt-section > .section-header {
max-width: var(--max-width);
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
}
.section-header {
text-align: center;
margin-bottom: 40px;
}
.section-header h2 {
font-size: 2.4rem;
color: var(--gold);
margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.section-header h2::after {
content: '';
display: block;
width: 60px;
height: 2px;
background-color: var(--brass);
margin: 12px auto 0;
}
.section-intro {
color: var(--cream);
opacity: 0.8;
font-style: italic;
font-size: 1rem;
margin-top: 10px;
}
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------
BOOK GRID
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.book-grid {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(160px, 1fr));
gap: 24px;
}
.book-card {
background-color: var(--navy-mid);
border: 1px solid rgba(198, 167, 94, 0.2);
border-radius: 4px;
overflow: hidden;
transition: border-color 0.2s, transform 0.2s;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
}
.book-card:hover {
border-color: var(--gold);
transform: translateY(-3px);
}
.book-cover-wrap {
position: relative;
background-color: var(--navy);
overflow: hidden;
}
.book-cover {
width: 100%;
height: auto;
display: block;
transition: opacity 0.2s;
}
.book-card:hover .book-cover {
opacity: 0.9;
}
/* Series number badge */
.book-number {
position: absolute;
top: 8px;
left: 8px;
background-color: var(--brass);
color: var(--navy);
font-family: var(--font-heading);
font-weight: 700;
font-size: 0.95rem;
width: 28px;
height: 28px;
border-radius: 50%;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
}
/* Placeholder for upcoming books without a cover yet */
.placeholder-cover {
height: 160px;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
gap: 10px;
background-color: var(--navy);
border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(198, 167, 94, 0.2);
}
.placeholder-cover .book-number {
position: static;
width: 40px;
height: 40px;
font-size: 1.2rem;
}
.placeholder-title {
color: var(--gold);
font-family: var(--font-heading);
font-size: 1.1rem;
opacity: 0.6;
}
.book-info {
padding: 16px;
flex: 1;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 8px;
}
.book-info h3 {
font-size: 1.15rem;
color: var(--cream);
}
.book-info h3 a {
color: var(--cream);
}
.book-info h3 a:hover {
color: var(--gold);
text-decoration: none;
}
.book-blurb {
font-size: 0.88rem;
color: var(--cream);
opacity: 0.8;
line-height: 1.6;
flex: 1;
}
.read-more {
font-size: 0.83rem;
font-weight: 700;
letter-spacing: 0.04em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--gold);
margin-top: 4px;
}
.read-more:hover {
color: var(--cream);
text-decoration: none;
}
/* Coming soon card */
.book-card.coming-soon {
opacity: 0.75;
}
.coming-soon-badge {
display: inline-block;
background-color: var(--burgundy);
color: var(--cream);
font-family: var(--font-body);
font-size: 0.72rem;
font-weight: 700;
letter-spacing: 0.06em;
text-transform: uppercase;
padding: 2px 8px;
border-radius: 2px;
vertical-align: middle;
margin-left: 6px;
}
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------
FEATURED CALLOUT (Four Short Sets)
---------------------------------------------------------------- */
.featured-callout {
margin-top: 50px;
border-top: 1px solid var(--brass);
padding-top: 40px;
}
.callout-inner {
max-width: 720px;
margin: 0 auto;
}
.callout-badge {
display: inline-block;
background-color: var(--burgundy);
color: var(--cream);
font-size: 0.78rem;
font-weight: 700;
letter-spacing: 0.08em;
text-transform: uppercase;
padding: 4px 12px;
border-radius: 2px;
margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.callout-content {
display: flex;
gap: 28px;
align-items: flex-start;
flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.callout-cover {
width: 160px;
height: auto;
border: 1px solid rgba(198, 167, 94, 0.3);
flex-shrink: 0;
}
.callout-text h3 {
font-size: 1.5rem;
color: var(--gold);
margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.callout-text h3 a {
color: var(--gold);
}
.callout-text p {
font-size: 0.95rem;
color: var(--cream);
opacity: 0.85;
margin-bottom: 14px;
}
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------
SHORT FICTION BAND
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.short-fiction-band {
background-color: var(--navy-mid);
border-top: 2px solid var(--brass);
border-bottom: 2px solid var(--brass);
padding: 50px 20px;
text-align: center;
}
.band-inner {
max-width: 680px;
margin: 0 auto;
}
.band-inner h2 {
font-size: 2rem;
color: var(--gold);
margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.band-inner p {
color: var(--cream);
opacity: 0.85;
margin-bottom: 24px;
font-size: 0.98rem;
}
.band-inner em {
color: var(--gold);
font-style: italic;
}
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------
FOOTER
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.site-footer {
background-color: var(--navy-mid);
border-top: 2px solid var(--brass);
padding: 50px 20px 0;
}
.footer-inner {
max-width: var(--max-width);
margin: 0 auto;
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(180px, 1fr));
gap: 30px;
padding-bottom: 40px;
}
.footer-col h4 {
font-family: var(--font-heading);
font-size: 1.1rem;
color: var(--gold);
margin-bottom: 12px;
padding-bottom: 6px;
border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brass);
}
.footer-col p,
.footer-col li {
font-size: 0.88rem;
color: var(--cream);
opacity: 0.8;
line-height: 1.8;
}
.footer-col a {
color: var(--cream);
opacity: 0.8;
}
.footer-col a:hover {
color: var(--gold);
opacity: 1;
text-decoration: none;
}
.footer-bottom {
border-top: 1px solid rgba(198, 167, 94, 0.2);
padding: 16px 0;
text-align: center;
max-width: var(--max-width);
margin: 0 auto;
}
.footer-bottom p {
font-size: 0.82rem;
color: var(--cream);
opacity: 0.5;
}
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------
INNER PAGE STYLES
(used on project pages, bio, short fiction, etc.)
---------------------------------------------------------------- */
/* Page hero / title band for inner pages */
.page-hero {
background-color: var(--navy-mid);
border-bottom: 2px solid var(--brass);
padding: 40px 20px;
text-align: center;
}
.page-hero h1 {
font-size: 2.6rem;
color: var(--gold);
}
.page-hero p {
color: var(--cream);
opacity: 0.8;
margin-top: 8px;
}
/* Main content area for inner pages */
.page-content {
max-width: var(--max-width);
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 50px 20px;
}
/* Project page: two-column layout (cover + info) */
.project-layout {
display: flex;
gap: 40px;
align-items: flex-start;
flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.project-cover {
flex: 0 0 240px;
}
.project-cover img {
width: 100%;
border: 1px solid rgba(198, 167, 94, 0.3);
}
.project-info {
flex: 1;
min-width: 260px;
}
.project-info h2 {
font-size: 2rem;
color: var(--gold);
margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.series-label {
font-size: 0.85rem;
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: 0.08em;
color: var(--brass);
margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.project-blurb {
font-size: 1rem;
line-height: 1.8;
color: var(--cream);
margin-bottom: 24px;
}
/* Buy links */
.buy-links {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: 10px;
margin-bottom: 30px;
}
/* Extra links section (sample chapters, background info, etc.)
To add a new link: copy one and update href and text */
.project-links h3 {
font-size: 1.1rem;
color: var(--gold);
margin-bottom: 12px;
padding-bottom: 6px;
border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brass);
}
.project-links ul {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 8px;
}
.project-links li::before {
content: '→ ';
color: var(--brass);
}
.project-links a {
color: var(--cream);
font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.project-links a:hover {
color: var(--gold);
text-decoration: none;
}
/* Divider rule */
.gold-rule {
border: none;
border-top: 1px solid var(--brass);
margin: 40px 0;
opacity: 0.5;
}
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------
SHORT FICTION PAGE
---------------------------------------------------------------- */
.fiction-section {
margin-bottom: 50px;
}
.fiction-section-title {
font-size: 1.8rem;
color: var(--gold);
margin-bottom: 30px;
padding-bottom: 10px;
border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brass);
}
.anthology-entry {
display: flex;
gap: 28px;
align-items: flex-start;
margin-bottom: 36px;
padding-bottom: 36px;
border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(198, 167, 94, 0.1);
}
.anthology-entry:last-child {
border-bottom: none;
}
.anthology-cover {
flex: 0 0 120px;
}
.anthology-cover img {
width: 100%;
border: 1px solid rgba(198, 167, 94, 0.3);
}
/* Small placeholder for anthologies without a cover yet */
.placeholder-cover-sm {
width: 120px;
height: 160px;
background-color: var(--navy-mid);
border: 1px solid rgba(198, 167, 94, 0.3);
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
text-align: center;
color: var(--gold);
font-size: 0.8rem;
opacity: 0.6;
line-height: 1.5;
}
.anthology-info {
flex: 1;
}
.anthology-info h3 {
font-size: 1.3rem;
color: var(--cream);
margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.anthology-info h3 a {
color: var(--cream);
}
.anthology-info h3 a:hover {
color: var(--gold);
text-decoration: none;
}
.anthology-edition {
font-size: 0.82rem;
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: 0.07em;
color: var(--brass);
margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.anthology-info p {
font-size: 0.92rem;
color: var(--cream);
opacity: 0.85;
line-height: 1.7;
margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.anthology-info strong {
color: var(--gold);
}
.coming-soon-entry {
opacity: 0.75;
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
.anthology-entry { flex-direction: column; }
.anthology-cover { flex: none; }
}
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------
BIO PAGE
---------------------------------------------------------------- */
/* Two-column layout: photo left, opening text right */
.bio-layout {
display: flex;
gap: 40px;
align-items: flex-start;
flex-wrap: wrap;
margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.bio-photo-col {
flex: 0 0 240px;
text-align: center;
}
.bio-photo {
width: 100%;
border: 1px solid rgba(198, 167, 94, 0.3);
display: block;
}
.bio-photo-caption {
font-size: 0.82rem;
color: var(--cream);
opacity: 0.6;
margin-top: 10px;
font-style: italic;
line-height: 1.5;
}
.bio-text-col {
flex: 1;
min-width: 260px;
}
.bio-lead {
font-family: var(--font-heading);
font-size: 1.25rem;
line-height: 1.7;
color: var(--cream);
margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.bio-text-col p,
.bio-section p {
font-size: 0.98rem;
color: var(--cream);
opacity: 0.88;
line-height: 1.85;
margin-bottom: 16px;
}
/* Each named section of the bio */
.bio-section {
margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.bio-section h2 {
font-size: 1.8rem;
color: var(--gold);
margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.bio-section em {
color: var(--gold);
font-style: italic;
}
/* Links row at the bottom of the bio */
.bio-links {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: 12px;
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
.bio-layout { flex-direction: column; }
.bio-photo-col { flex: none; width: 200px; }
.bio-lead { font-size: 1.1rem; }
}
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------
SAMPLE CHAPTERS PAGE
---------------------------------------------------------------- */
/* Top navigation breadcrumb bar */
.chapter-nav-top {
display: flex;
gap: 24px;
margin-bottom: 36px;
padding-bottom: 16px;
border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(198, 167, 94, 0.2);
flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.chapter-nav-top a {
font-size: 0.88rem;
color: var(--gold);
letter-spacing: 0.03em;
}
.chapter-nav-top a:hover {
color: var(--cream);
text-decoration: none;
}
/* Cover + intro panel at top of page */
.chapter-intro-panel {
display: flex;
gap: 36px;
align-items: flex-start;
flex-wrap: wrap;
margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.chapter-cover {
flex: 0 0 160px;
}
.chapter-cover img {
border: 1px solid rgba(198, 167, 94, 0.3);
}
.chapter-intro-text {
flex: 1;
min-width: 240px;
}
.chapter-intro-text h2 {
font-size: 1.8rem;
color: var(--gold);
margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.chapter-intro-text p {
font-size: 0.95rem;
color: var(--cream);
opacity: 0.85;
line-height: 1.8;
margin-bottom: 20px;
}
/* Chapter heading (Chapter One, Chapter Two, etc.) */
.chapter-heading {
font-family: var(--font-heading);
font-size: 1.8rem;
color: var(--gold);
margin-bottom: 28px;
padding-bottom: 10px;
border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brass);
}
/* Chapter prose text - generous sizing for comfortable reading */
.chapter-text {
max-width: 720px; /* keeps lines at a comfortable reading length */
margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.chapter-text p {
font-size: 1.05rem;
color: var(--cream);
line-height: 2; /* generous leading for fiction reading */
margin-bottom: 1.4em; /* clear paragraph spacing */
text-indent: 1.5em; /* traditional paragraph indent */
}
/* Remove indent from the very first paragraph of each chapter */
.chapter-text p:first-of-type {
text-indent: 0;
}
.chapter-text i,
.chapter-text em {
font-style: italic;
color: var(--cream); /* stays cream, not gold, inside prose */
}
.chapter-text b,
.chapter-text strong {
font-weight: 700;
color: var(--cream);
}
/* Scene break marker */
.scene-break {
text-align: center;
color: var(--brass);
font-size: 1.2rem;
margin: 2em 0 !important;
text-indent: 0 !important;
letter-spacing: 0.5em;
}
/* Bottom navigation / buy prompt */
.chapter-nav-bottom {
text-align: center;
padding: 10px 0 20px;
}
.chapter-nav-bottom p {
font-family: var(--font-heading);
font-size: 1.3rem;
color: var(--cream);
margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.chapter-nav-links {
display: flex;
gap: 14px;
justify-content: center;
flex-wrap: wrap;
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
.chapter-intro-panel { flex-direction: column; }
.chapter-cover { flex: none; }
.chapter-text p { font-size: 1rem; }
.chapter-nav-links { flex-direction: column; align-items: center; }
}
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------
WRITING HISTORY PAGE
---------------------------------------------------------------- */
/* Each individual writing credit */
.writing-entry {
display: flex;
gap: 20px;
padding: 14px 0;
border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(198, 167, 94, 0.1);
flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.writing-entry:last-child {
border-bottom: none;
}
.writing-title {
flex: 0 0 260px;
font-family: var(--font-heading);
font-size: 1.05rem;
color: var(--gold);
line-height: 1.5;
}
.writing-title em {
font-style: italic;
}
.writing-details {
flex: 1;
min-width: 200px;
font-size: 0.92rem;
color: var(--cream);
opacity: 0.85;
line-height: 1.75;
}
.writing-details em {
color: var(--gold);
font-style: italic;
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
.writing-entry { flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; }
.writing-title { flex: none; }
}
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------
BOOK DESCRIPTION PAGE
---------------------------------------------------------------- */
.description-text {
max-width: 720px;
margin: 0 0 40px 0;
}
.description-text p {
font-size: 1.05rem;
color: var(--cream);
opacity: 0.9;
line-height: 1.9;
margin-bottom: 1.4em;
}
.description-text i,
.description-text em {
font-style: italic;
color: var(--cream);
}
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------
RESPONSIVE ADJUSTMENTS
---------------------------------------------------------------- */
@media (max-width: 700px) {
.site-title h1 { font-size: 1.7rem; }
.main-nav ul { gap: 4px; }
.main-nav a { padding: 6px 10px; font-size: 0.82rem; }
.section-header h2 { font-size: 1.8rem; }
.book-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(130px, 1fr)); gap: 14px; }
.callout-cover { width: 120px; }
.project-layout { flex-direction: column; }
.project-cover { flex: none; width: 200px; }
.footer-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
.book-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
.footer-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
.hero-links { flex-direction: column; align-items: center; }
}