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Writing historical fiction
How do you write about people who lived long ago?
  1. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  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. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  12. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  13. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  14. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  15. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  16. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  17. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  18. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  19. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  20. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
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