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School Questions
Cressida answers questions from Netherburn pupils and from watching schools.
  1. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  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. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  10. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  11. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  12. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  13. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  14. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  15. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  16. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  17. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  18. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
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