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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  12. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  13. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  14. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  15. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  16. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  17. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  18. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  19. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  20. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
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