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A question about Charlie and Lola
Lauren explains the importance of childhood to her creative writing
  1. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  2. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  10. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  11. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  12. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  13. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  14. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  15. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  16. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  17. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  18. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
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