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Ideas for books
Mia wants to know where Ross gets his ideas for writing books.
  1. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  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. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  12. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  13. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  14. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  15. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  16. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  17. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  18. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  19. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  20. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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