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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. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  12. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  13. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  14. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  15. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  16. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  17. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  18. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  19. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  20. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
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