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Three pointers for writers
Elizabeth Laird gives her three top tips for writers
  1. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  10. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  11. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  12. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  13. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  14. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  15. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  16. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  17. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  18. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
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