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Sarah’s route into fiction
Sarah explains how she got started as a writer and some of the themes of her fiction.
  1. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into 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. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  12. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  13. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  14. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  15. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  16. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  17. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  18. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  19. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  20. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
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