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Writing – when why how?
The writers discuss their approach to writing.
  1. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  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. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  12. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  13. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  14. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  15. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  16. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  17. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  18. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  19. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  20. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
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