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Characters and Themes
Nadine discusses her book 'The Stories Grandma Forgot'.
  1. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  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. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  12. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  13. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  14. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  15. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  16. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  17. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  18. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  19. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  20. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
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