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Themes of books
Tom discusses why he focuses on feelings and emotions in his books.
  1. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  2. Introducing Liz Pichon
    02:09
    Introducing Liz Pichon
  3. Tom Gates and his mates
    04:05
    Tom Gates and his mates
  4. Meet the Gates
    02:18
    Meet the Gates
  5. Through the keyhole
    01:18
    Through the keyhole
  6. Monster draw
    05:42
    Monster draw
  7. Reading
    03:48
    Reading
  8. Doodle with Liz
    09:19
    Doodle with Liz
  9. Questions
    06:13
    Questions
  10. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  11. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  12. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  13. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  14. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  15. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  16. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  17. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  18. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  19. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
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