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The story rollercoaster
Why is a good story like a rollercoaster?
  1. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  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. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  12. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  13. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  14. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  15. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  16. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  17. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  18. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  19. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  20. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
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