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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. 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. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  12. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  13. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  14. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  15. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  16. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  17. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  18. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  19. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  20. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
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