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Three pointers for writers
Elizabeth Laird gives her three top tips for writers
  1. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
  10. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  11. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  12. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  13. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  14. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  15. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  16. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  17. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  18. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
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