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Acting and Writing
How frustration with her acting career led Manjeet to develop her writing talents.
  1. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  15. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  16. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  17. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  18. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  19. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  20. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  21. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  22. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  23. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
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