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Ideas for books
Mia wants to know where Ross gets his ideas for writing books.
  1. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  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. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  12. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  13. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  14. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  15. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  16. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  17. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  18. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  19. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  20. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
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