Are you a hopeless romantic, nostalgic novelist, dark arts wordsmith, or aspiring entrepreneur seeking to create an online presence that reflects your timeless, nostalgia-steeped aesthetic? "Molly Grimm," a showit website template, was designed for mysterious souls like you.

This website template embodies the rich history of the Victorian era while evoking a timeless "moody & mysterious" undertone that keeps viewers wondering what's around the next corner (or, in this case, after the next scroll). From the hauntingly elegant colour palette to literature-inspired typography, every element is carefully crafted to transport your audience straight back in time to a dark and stormy night where mystery, intrigue, and perhaps a little magic await!

Pages Included:

✔ Home
✔ About
✔ Landing Page
✔ Books
✔ Shop 
✔ Product (Single)
✔ Events
✔ Event Details
404


Link in Bio
Freebie
✔ Blog (Main)
✔ Blog Single Post
✔ Blog Page
✔ Wordpress 404
✔ Privacy
✔ Terms


moody, mysteriously, & hauntingly elegant

✔  Contact Form         ✔  Integrates with Wordpress         ✔  Mobile & Desktop Design        ✔  Slider Testimonials           ✔  Customizable Menu

✔  Contact Form
✔  Integrates with Wordpress 
✔  Mobile & Desktop Design   
✔  Slider Testimonials
✔  Customizable Menu

You'll also get instant access to a user guide for this template, where I'll walk you through customizing just the essentials if you want to get your website launched fast!

See something you don't want or need in the template? Perhaps a page in the menu you won't be using or a whole section of a particular page? No problem - I'll show you how to hide these from your site in the step-by-step video tutorials. When you're done personalizing your template, hit PUBLISH and celebrate!

After purchasing your template, you'll get a copy-and-paste code that will add the full template to your Showit design library. I show you how in this video. If you haven't tried Showit yet and aren't sure it's right for you, get a month for free to test it out.

Now it's time to personalize your template! I use pre-recorded video tutorials to show you how to change the colours, fonts, images, text, buttons, menus, and more. Literally everything you see, you can personalize!

how it works

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Colour Palette

  • Rich, timeless darks
  • Soft romantic neutrals
  • Organic and warm lights

About The Branding

  • Organic, timeless, romantic colour palette
  • Gothic/Victorian/Literature visual tropes
  • "Rich history & lots of mystery" feel
  • Seasonal branding inspiration: autumn
  • Primary brand archetype: The Lover 
  • Secondary brand archetype: The Explorer


Extra Details

  • Victorian Goth meets romantic academia aesthetic
  • Effortless website customization thanks to Showit
  • Bonus tutorial for customizing elegant wordmark (text-based) "Molly Grimm" logo
  • User guide and straightforward tutorials included
  • Seamlessly Instagram feed integration
  • SEO-optimized heading tags and design elements


Molly Grimm

This bookish Showit website template (with WordPress designs included) is for authors, timeless romantics, and lovers of academia aesthetics or Victorian nostalgia. The branding of this template has a midwestern gothic undertone, making it perfect for anyone trying to channel those haunting meets historical vibes. 

WordPress page designs are included for bloggers, writers, literary agents, copywriters, editors, freelancers, ghostwriters, authors and any online specialist who has a way with words.

Use this mysterious literature-inspired Showit website template to showcase your "run away with me to another time" bookish business and nostalgic soul!

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