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I can do this!
Elizabeth explains how she came to decide that she could write stories about conservation
  1. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  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. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  12. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  13. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  14. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  15. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  16. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  17. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  18. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  19. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  20. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
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