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Inspired by travelling
Abi describes her early life and how her travels have found their way into her writing
  1. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  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. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  12. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  13. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  14. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  15. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  16. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  17. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  18. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  19. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
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