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The real world and the fictional world
How a rain forest in Wales provided inspiration for Kiran’s fictional world.
  1. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  2. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  10. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  11. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  12. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  13. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  14. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  15. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  16. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  17. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  18. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
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