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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. The Choosing
    03:14
    The Choosing
  3. From a Mouse
    04:19
    From a Mouse
  4. To a Mouse
    02:42
    To a Mouse
  5. Tam o' Shanter
    05:50
    Tam o' Shanter
  6. Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:10
    Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  7. More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:56
    More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  8. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  9. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  10. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  11. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  12. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  13. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  14. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  15. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  16. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
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