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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. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  10. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  11. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  12. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  13. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  14. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  15. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  16. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  17. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  18. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
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