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A question about Charlie and Lola
Lauren explains the importance of childhood to her creative writing
  1. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  12. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  13. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  14. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  15. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  16. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  17. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  18. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  19. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  20. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
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