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Writing historical fiction
How do you write about people who lived long ago?
  1. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  2. Simon Cowell
    00:38
    Simon Cowell
  3. Raj
    01:15
    Raj
  4. Characters
    02:09
    Characters
  5. Finishing feelings
    01:20
    Finishing feelings
  6. School dinners
    00:54
    School dinners
  7. Thames
    01:04
    Thames
  8. Favourite book
    02:25
    Favourite book
  9. Next book
    01:00
    Next book
  10. Favourite author
    01:17
    Favourite author
  11. Gangsta Granny
    12:25
    Gangsta Granny
  12. Readers and writers
    06:47
    Readers and writers
  13. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
  14. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  15. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  16. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  17. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  18. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  19. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  20. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  21. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  22. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
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