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Sarah’s route into fiction
Sarah explains how she got started as a writer and some of the themes of her fiction.
  1. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  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. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  12. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  13. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  14. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  15. School days
    03:57
    School days
  16. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  17. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  18. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  19. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  20. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
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