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Introducing Wain
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Rachel tells us about their verse collection, titled Wain.
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    00:21
    Introducing Wain
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    Introducing The Black Flamingo
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    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  6. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  7. A novel in verse
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    A novel in verse
  8. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  9. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  10. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  11. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  12. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  13. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
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  14. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
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    Question and Answer - Part 2
  16. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  17. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  18. Questions from schools
    08:14
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  19. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  20. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  21. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  22. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
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    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
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