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A question about Charlie and Lola
Lauren explains the importance of childhood to her creative writing
  1. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  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. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  12. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  13. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  14. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  15. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  16. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  17. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  18. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  19. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  20. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
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