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Characters
Both authors agree that characters in their books can take on a life of their own
  1. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  2. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  8. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  9. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  10. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  11. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  12. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  13. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  14. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  15. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  16. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
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