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Developing your voice
The writers talk about how they created their own distinctive styles.
  1. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  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. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  9. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  10. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  11. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  12. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  13. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  14. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  15. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  16. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
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