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Emily's Books
Author Emily MacKenzie tells us about some of the books she has written and illustrated.
  1. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  12. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  13. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  14. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  15. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  16. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  17. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  18. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  19. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  20. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
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