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School days and writing
Janice chats to Brian about growing up in Coatbridge and how he began writing.
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    School days and writing
  2. Horrid Henry's Monster Movie
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    Horrid Henry's Monster Movie
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  3. A proof reading
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    A proof reading
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  4. How Henry happened
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    How Henry happened
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  5. Ideas for Henry's stories
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  6. Not a Horrid Henry book
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  7. Tips for budding writers
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  8. Q&A with Francesca Simon
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  9. More Q&A with Francesca Simon
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  10. Wishes
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  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
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    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Writing Fiction
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    Writing Fiction
  13. Discovering New Words
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  14. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
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  17. Poetry is everywhere
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