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A novel in verse
Dean tells us why he took the unusual step of writing his novel in verse.
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    A novel in verse
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    Ghosts of Heaven
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    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
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    The beginning of writing
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    The teenage brain
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    Reading
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    Into a dark cave
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    Questions near
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    Questions far
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    Questions from the audience
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