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How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
Holly answers a question from pupils in Scotland.
  1. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  12. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  13. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  14. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  15. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  16. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  17. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  18. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  19. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
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    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
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