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Writing historical fiction
How do you write about people who lived long ago?
  1. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  2. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  10. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  11. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  12. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  13. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  14. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  15. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  16. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  17. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  18. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
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