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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. 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. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  10. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  11. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  12. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  13. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  14. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  15. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  16. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  17. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  18. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
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