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Writing Fiction
Holly Bourne tells us how she got into writing fiction.
  1. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing 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. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  12. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  13. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  14. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  15. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  16. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  17. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  18. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  19. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  20. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
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