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Characters
Both authors agree that characters in their books can take on a life of their own
  1. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  12. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  13. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  14. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  15. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  16. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  17. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  18. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  19. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  20. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
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