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Becoming an Author
Why after being a children’s presenter, Konnie turned to writing.
  1. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  10. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  11. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  12. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  13. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  14. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  15. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  16. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  17. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  18. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
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