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Sarah’s route into fiction
Sarah explains how she got started as a writer and some of the themes of her fiction.
  1. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into 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. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  12. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  13. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  14. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  15. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  16. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  17. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  18. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  19. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  20. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
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