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Being Children’s Laureate
Cressida talks about her time as Children’s Laureate
  1. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  12. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  13. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  14. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  15. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  16. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  17. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  18. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  19. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  20. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
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