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About Our Tower
Growing up in a tower block provided the inspiration for a magical storybook.
  1. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  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. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  12. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  13. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  14. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  15. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  16. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  17. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  18. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  19. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  20. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
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