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Writing Academy Years 5 + 6: Mystery

Educational series. Bestselling mystery writer Malorie Blackman helps four young writers create their own mystery stories.

Educational series. Bestselling mystery writer Malorie Blackman helps four young writers create their own mystery stories. How do you create mysterious characters, mysterious settings and build suspense? Blackman provides some answers, while an evening walk through the local graveyard provides plenty of atmosphere. Includes extracts from Blackman's crime novel Hacker, and classic suspense from Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island.

20 minutes

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  • Thu 11 Oct 200710:50
  • Fri 17 Oct 200811:20
  • Mon 18 May 200911:40
  • Tue 9 Mar 201011:40