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Ideas for books
Mia wants to know where Ross gets his ideas for writing books.
  1. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  2. A chat with Polly Dunbar
    08:39
    A chat with Polly Dunbar
  3. Arthur wakes up
    04:49
    Arthur wakes up
  4. Arthur's brother
    04:51
    Arthur's brother
  5. Arthur's mum
    05:34
    Arthur's mum
  6. Arthur's sister
    04:20
    Arthur's sister
  7. Arthur's dad
    05:06
    Arthur's dad
  8. Arthur's Dream Boat
    08:27
    Arthur's Dream Boat
  9. Meeting the puppets
    00:44
    Meeting the puppets
  10. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  11. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  12. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  13. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  14. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  15. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  16. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  17. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  18. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  19. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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