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Kiran’s writing process
Kiran reveals how she works and why writers can be classed as either oxen or cats!
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    Kiran’s writing process
  2. Move it
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    Move it
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  3. My dad knows everything
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    My dad knows everything
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  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
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  5. The noise!
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    The noise!
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  6. The space
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    The space
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  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
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  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
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    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
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  9. Characters and Themes
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    Characters and Themes
  10. Discovering New Words
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  11. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
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    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  12. Tom on his illustrations
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  13. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
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  14. Writing – when why how?
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    Writing – when why how?
  15. How do you come up with names for your characters?
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    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  16. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
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    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  17. Translating into Gaelic
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    Translating into Gaelic
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