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Characters
Both authors agree that characters in their books can take on a life of their own
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    Characters
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    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
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    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
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    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
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    The noise!
  6. The space
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    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
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    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
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    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
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    Sarah’s route into fiction
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    How to draw a blobfish
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    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  12. Questions from schools
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    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
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    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
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    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  16. Draw the Light Ship
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    Draw the Light Ship
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    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
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