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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  12. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  13. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  14. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  15. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  16. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  17. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  18. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  19. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  20. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
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