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Walking and talking
What to do if you get stuck when you're writing a story
  1. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  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. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  10. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  11. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  12. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  13. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  14. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  15. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  16. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  17. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  18. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
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