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Writing historical fiction
How do you write about people who lived long ago?
  1. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  2. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  8. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  9. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  10. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  11. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  12. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  13. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  14. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  15. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  16. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
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