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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  10. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  11. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  12. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  13. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  14. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  15. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  16. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  17. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  18. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
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