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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. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  12. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  13. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  14. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  15. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  16. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  17. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  18. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  19. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  20. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
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