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Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
Catherine talks about the characters in her books and the real people who inspired them.
  1. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  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. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  12. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  13. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  14. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  15. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  16. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  17. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  18. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  19. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
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