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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  12. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  13. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  14. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  15. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  16. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  17. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  18. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  19. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  20. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
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