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Sarah’s route into fiction
Sarah explains how she got started as a writer and some of the themes of her fiction.
  1. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  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. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  10. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  11. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  12. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  13. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  14. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  15. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  16. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  17. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  18. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
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