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Three pointers for writers
Elizabeth Laird gives her three top tips for writers
  1. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  10. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  11. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  14. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  15. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  16. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  17. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
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