Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
Writing historical fiction
How do you write about people who lived long ago?
  1. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  2. Bendy, bendy toothbrush
    03:49
    Bendy, bendy toothbrush
  3. Book titles
    03:49
    Book titles
  4. Going through the old photos
    06:17
    Going through the old photos
  5. Hand on the bridge
    02:21
    Hand on the bridge
  6. If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
    02:29
    If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
  7. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  8. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  9. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  10. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  11. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  12. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
  13. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  14. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  15. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  16. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
    17. Now playing
    Up next