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A novel in verse
Dean tells us why he took the unusual step of writing his novel in verse.
  1. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  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. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  13. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
  14. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  15. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  16. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  17. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  18. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  19. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  20. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  21. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
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