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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  13. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  14. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  15. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  16. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  17. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  18. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  19. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  20. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  21. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
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