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Writing historical fiction
How do you write about people who lived long ago?
  1. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  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. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  10. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  11. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  12. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  13. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  14. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  15. School days
    03:57
    School days
  16. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  17. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  18. Y is for Young Adult
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    Y is for Young Adult
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