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For some people it may seem a peculiar concept – a book written by a dog. I mean, how can a dog write a book? Do they type using their paws or their noses? And since when do dogs learn how to spell? For other people, mostly people who have a close bond with their …
Extract from Paws for Thought (second edition): “I remember telling you that I had favourite toys when I was a young puppy, back when I lived with Mom Jenny and Dad Mike. I had hours of fun playing with my fluffy sheep and running around with my tennis ball in my mouth. I still have …
The final blog post about my reading this year is about the books related to disability, the final category of diversity that I mentioned in my previous post. Below are the books I’ve read that are either by authors with disabilities, with characters who have a disability, or are on the subject of disability. Here …
I have also been trying to read a greater number of books by authors with diverse voices in 2024. These include books written by people from a diverse racial perspective from my own, from the non-binary community, or published originally in a language other than English, as well as stories by people from other cultural …
My final three blogs for the year are going to be on a central theme, the books I’ve been reading this year. Today, I’m going to tell you the non-fiction titles I read in 2024. I set an intention in 2020 to try and read at least one non-fiction book each month and have continued …
A few months ago I took a long, hard look at the work I’m doing and began to think about ways I could make my content more accessible for all consumers. I totally get it. I understand why most content creators either don’t know or don’t care about the potential needs of the disability community. …
I wasn’t born with my disability. Nor was I born during a time of war, as was Ghofran Alyass, one of my recent podcast guests. I can’t even begin to imagine what that must be like for a parent, having to care for a child with complex needs at such an uncertain time. Finally, as …
I thought it was about time I updated you on the work I’m doing to relaunch Fiji’s book, Paws for Thought. I have now finished all the changes I wish to make to the manuscript and have moved onto my final few tasks before submitting the text to my amazing editor, Melanie Harvard, of Harvard …
I first became fascinated by stories when I was a young girl. I vividly remember spending hoursreading my children’s Bible and losing myself in the stories. While I admit that it didn’t leave mewith a particular religious zeal, it certainly did have a significant impact on my life. I recently found myself reflecting on how …
As an author I’ve become fascinated by the world of publishing. In the past few years I’ve noticed a shift towards greater inclusion of marginalised groups, both in terms of characters and writers, which is great. Where the publishing industry used to be dominated by white male authors and, to a lesser degree, white women …