.author-hero {
  display: grid;
  gap: 20px;
  padding: 24px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8fafc 0%, #ffffff 55%, #f1f5f9 100%);
}

.author-avatar {
  width: 72px;
  height: 72px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  color: #fff;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6366f1, #8b5cf6);
}

.author-badge {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #047857;
  background: #ecfdf5;
  border: 1px solid #a7f3d0;
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 4px 10px;
}

.author-pill {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #334155;
  background: #f1f5f9;
  border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 6px 12px;
  margin: 4px 6px 0 0;
}

.author-quote {
  border-left: 4px solid #6366f1;
  padding: 14px 16px;
  background: #f8fafc;
  border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;
  color: #334155;
  font-style: italic;
}

.author-section {
  margin-top: 2rem;
}

.author-grid-2 {
  display: grid;
  gap: 16px;
}

.author-timeline-item {
  border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 16px;
  background: #fff;
}

.author-timeline-item h3 {
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.author-step {
  display: flex;
  gap: 12px;
  align-items: flex-start;
  padding: 12px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
}

.author-step:last-child {
  border-bottom: 0;
}

.author-step-num {
  min-width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: #6366f1;
  color: #fff;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .author-hero {
    grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
    align-items: start;
  }

  .author-grid-2 {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}