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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. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  10. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  11. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  12. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  13. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  14. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  15. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  16. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  17. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  18. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
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