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How did you plan the structure of the novel?
Pupils want to know how Holly's own experiences help her writing.
  1. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  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. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  10. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  11. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  12. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  13. 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?
  14. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  15. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  16. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  17. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  18. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
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