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Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
Writer and illustrator Catherine Rayner shares her top writing tips
  1. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  12. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  13. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  14. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  15. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  16. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  17. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  18. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  19. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  20. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
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