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Fan fiction of your life!
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How much of Dean’s experiences are reflected in his book?
  1. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  10. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  11. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  12. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  13. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  14. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  15. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  16. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  17. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  18. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  19. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  20. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  21. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  22. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
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