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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. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  12. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  13. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  14. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  15. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  16. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  17. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  18. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  19. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  20. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
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