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Reading from The Infinite
Patience reads a short passage from her book.
  1. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  2. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  10. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  11. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  12. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  13. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  14. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  15. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  16. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  17. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
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