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Sarah’s route into fiction
Sarah explains how she got started as a writer and some of the themes of her fiction.
  1. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  2. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  3. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  4. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  5. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  6. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  7. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  8. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  9. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  10. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  11. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  12. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  13. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  14. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  15. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  16. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  17. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  18. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  19. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  20. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  21. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  22. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
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