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Inspired by travelling
Abi describes her early life and how her travels have found their way into her writing
  1. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  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. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  10. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  11. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  12. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  13. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  14. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  15. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  16. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  17. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  18. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
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