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Three pointers for writers
Elizabeth Laird gives her three top tips for writers
  1. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  14. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  15. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  16. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  17. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  18. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  19. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  20. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  21. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  22. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
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