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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. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  8. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  9. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  10. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  11. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  12. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  13. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  14. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  15. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  16. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
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