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Writing historical fiction
How do you write about people who lived long ago?
  1. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  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. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  10. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  11. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  12. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  13. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  14. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  15. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  16. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  17. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  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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