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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. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  10. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  11. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  12. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  13. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  14. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  15. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  16. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  17. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
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    Relationship Counsellor
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