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Writing Fiction
Holly Bourne tells us how she got into writing fiction.
  1. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  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. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  12. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  13. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  14. 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?
  15. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  16. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  17. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
  18. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  19. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  20. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
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