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Y is for Young Adult
Ross shares some tips for writing books for young adults.
  1. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  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. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  12. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  13. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  14. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  15. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  16. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  17. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  18. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  19. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  20. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
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