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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. 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. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  12. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  13. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  14. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  15. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  16. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  17. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  18. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  19. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  20. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
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