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Inspired by travelling
Abi describes her early life and how her travels have found their way into her writing
  1. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  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. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  10. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  11. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  12. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  13. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  14. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  15. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  16. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  17. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  18. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
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