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A novel in verse
Dean tells us why he took the unusual step of writing his novel in verse.
  1. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  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
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    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. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
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    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  13. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  14. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  15. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
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    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  17. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  18. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  19. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  20. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
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    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
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