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The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
  1. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  10. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  11. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  12. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  13. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  14. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  15. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  16. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  17. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  18. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
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