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Three pointers for writers
Elizabeth Laird gives her three top tips for writers
  1. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  10. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  11. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  12. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  13. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
  14. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  15. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  16. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  17. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  18. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
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