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Themes of The Infinite
Patience talks about the themes and ideas in The Infinite.
  1. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  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. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  12. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  13. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  14. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  15. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  16. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  17. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  18. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  19. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  20. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
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