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How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
Holly answers a question from pupils in Scotland.
  1. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  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. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  12. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  13. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  14. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  15. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  16. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  17. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  18. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  19. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  20. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
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