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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 and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  12. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  13. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  14. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  15. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  16. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  17. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  18. School days
    03:57
    School days
  19. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  20. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
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