My family is myself and my daughter. I am a solo mum. My daughter is donor conceived via IVF, using donor sperm.

2020. It’s not what any of us expected. To be honest, if all you did was survive and you're hanging on by your fingernails (which in many...

I'm sure it wasn't just me who got the Christmas books out on December 1st. I love the sense of occasion that December brings. The...

Finding my Family is a guest blog series exploring how families are represented in children's books, whether that's due to set-up,...

You may or may not know that I'm a solo mum to a 5 year old boy. And I'm trying to raise him to be able to express himself and make...

Finding my Family is a guest blog series exploring how families are represented in children's books, whether that's due to set-up,...

Finding my Family is a guest blog series exploring how families are represented in children's books. Emily Tisshaw is a disabled writer.

Mine is not an unusual story but it is never represented! There are millions of children out there who do not feel represented, and yet the

As, on the one hand some things seem back to ‘normal’ (whatever that was), yet on the other there’s uncertainty about whether we’ll face...

How many times have you heard this? How many times has this been given as an excuse? I’ve heard it too many times. I’ve had it earnestly...

It's often little things that can make a huge difference. I want to share some tips for small changes that can be made in books that will...

It’s the start of the year so why not begin as you mean to go on? Here are some initial steps you can take towards making your books more...

2019 has been quite a year for me. I’ve been self-employed for over 8 years now, but it’s only this year that I’ve started thinking in a mor

[Republished from my old website and blog. Originally posted in 2013] As an editor, words are my livelihood so it frustrates me when...