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Ideas
Lauren explores where ideas come from.
  1. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  12. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  13. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  14. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  15. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  16. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  17. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  18. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  19. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  20. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
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