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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. Simon Cowell
    00:38
    Simon Cowell
  3. Raj
    01:15
    Raj
  4. Characters
    02:09
    Characters
  5. Finishing feelings
    01:20
    Finishing feelings
  6. School dinners
    00:54
    School dinners
  7. Thames
    01:04
    Thames
  8. Favourite book
    02:25
    Favourite book
  9. Next book
    01:00
    Next book
  10. Favourite author
    01:17
    Favourite author
  11. Gangsta Granny
    12:25
    Gangsta Granny
  12. Readers and writers
    06:47
    Readers and writers
  13. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  14. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  15. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  16. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  17. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  18. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  19. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  20. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  21. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  22. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
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