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Sarah’s route into fiction
Sarah explains how she got started as a writer and some of the themes of her fiction.
  1. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  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. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  12. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  13. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  14. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  15. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  16. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  17. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  18. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  19. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
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    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
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