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Writing – when why how?
The writers discuss their approach to writing.
  1. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  12. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  13. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  14. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  15. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  16. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  17. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  18. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  19. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  20. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
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