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It's Autism Awareness Month, so over the next 30 days I'll be sharing lots of content to educate, spread awareness, and debunk some misperceptions about autism. In this post, I'll attempt to explain why "everyone is a little bit autistic" is not accurate. Here goes...

I’ve barely left the sofa the past few days thanks to something I caught, while this one alternates between staring at me and trying to attack my feet under the blanket. 🤦‍♀️

Illustrator friends - any ideas on where a young care leaver could get a tablet or financial support to buy one for her studies?

When you’re this cute you can get away with anything.

When Do I Earn Out? A simple calculator for trad pub authors when-do-i-earn-out.web.app

Cosmo is amused that some people decided to dress up like a Birman cat yesterday. He gets to be a Birman cat every day.

For anyone reading Molly’s thread that I retweeted just now, here’s some practical editing advice: How I (still) edit as an editor: authorallsorts.wordpress.com/2015/09/28/get… How I (once) edited as a writer: authorallsorts.wordpress.com/2017/07/19/non… Try to get YA to < 80k; MG to 25-50k; 7-9 to < 15k

Proud to have worked on two of these fabulous books! 🤩

What my last two months in Munich is going to look like. 😑 (Actually it’s going to get worse because they’ll hang a plastic covering around the whole building soon. 😩)

It’s been four years since we got married in Northern Ireland, and it’s only two months until we move there for good. ❤️

Had a rather unpleasant train journey today, the only highlight of which was that you could actually stand at the end of the train to catch some scenery.

Good morning from Italy!

I am at the “got rid of a book because I don’t like the font” stage of my pre-move book purge. Think I’m actually leaving Germany with fewer books than I arrived with…

#Pride Month editing wins (so far): Changing LGBT to LGBTQ+ Changing "pregnant women" to "pregnant people" Changing "mum and dad" to "parents" I actually do this every month, so feel free to get in touch if you ever want some "editorial wokery". 😄

Getting Cosmo to associate his new bag with “fun” before we traumatise him with airline travel.

The face of someone who drowned a centipede in his water dish, and is now trying to hide from his crimes.

This is a great piece by Lisa Davis on the importance of page turns on picture books and how to use them effectively CIEP Official WriteMentor #pbchat #writingcommunity blog.ciep.uk/page-turns-pic…