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Characters
Both authors agree that characters in their books can take on a life of their own
  1. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  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. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  10. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  11. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  12. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  13. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  14. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  15. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  16. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  17. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  18. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
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