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Themes of books
Tom discusses why he focuses on feelings and emotions in his books.
  1. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  15. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  16. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  17. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  18. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  19. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  20. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  21. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  22. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  23. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
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