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Writing Fiction
Holly Bourne tells us how she got into writing fiction.
  1. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  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. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  12. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  13. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  14. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  15. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  16. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  17. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  18. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  19. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  20. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
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