Authors Live Vivian French

20 Aug 2017, Potterrow, Edinburgh

11:00 Sun 20 Aug 2017 Potterrow

Vivian reveals how she creates her fantasy worlds and what inspires her love of stories.

Performances & Interviews

02:48

Who likes stories?

Vivian has always loved stories

Sep '17BBC Scotland

01:47

Talking in class

Vivian was always great at talking

Sep '17BBC Scotland

03:05

Actor Vivian

Vivian recounts her early life as an actor

Sep '17BBC Scotland

02:42

Writing a story down

Vivian's first story writing experience

Sep '17BBC Scotland

04:03

Story build (part 1)

Vivian starts to build a story with the audience

Sep '17BBC Scotland

06:21

Story build (part 2)

Vivian continues to build the story

Sep '17BBC Scotland

01:18

Vivian talks titles

Vivian explains how the titles are selected for her books

Sep '17BBC Scotland

08:13

Alfie Onion

Vivian reads from her book Alfie Onion

Sep '17BBC Scotland

03:32

Questions for Vivian

The audience get some great answers from Vivian

Sep '17BBC Scotland

About This Event

Author Vivian French has written more than 200 children’s books, including the Tiara Club and Tales from the Five Kingdoms series. Vivian reveals how she creates her fantasy worlds and what inspires her love of stories.

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Authors Live