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Writing Fiction
Holly Bourne tells us how she got into writing fiction.
  1. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  2. How to be a writer
    02:37
    How to be a writer
  3. Michael Morpurgo's secret
    03:21
    Michael Morpurgo's secret
  4. Sketch it out!
    02:37
    Sketch it out!
  5. Everything is cool!
    04:22
    Everything is cool!
  6. The Elephant in the Garden
    09:18
    The Elephant in the Garden
  7. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    07:16
    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  8. More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    08:33
    More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  9. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  10. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  11. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  12. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  13. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  14. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  15. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  16. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  17. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  18. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
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