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Introducing The Black Flamingo
Dean describes his novel in verse, The Black Flamingo.
  1. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  13. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  14. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  15. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  16. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  17. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  18. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  19. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  20. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  21. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
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