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Ideas and inspirational teachers
Who were the teachers who inspired Cressida?
  1. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  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. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  12. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  13. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  14. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  15. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  16. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  17. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  18. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  19. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  20. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
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