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Obstacles
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Discover the pulsating fun of placing obstacles in the path of your characters
  1. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  9. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  10. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  11. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  12. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  13. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  14. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  15. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  16. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  17. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  18. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  19. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
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