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Three pointers for writers
Elizabeth Laird gives her three top tips for writers
  1. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  14. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  15. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  16. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  17. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  18. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  19. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  20. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  21. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  22. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
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