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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. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  12. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  13. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  14. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  15. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  16. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  17. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  18. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  19. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  20. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
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