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Y is for Young Adult
Ross shares some tips for writing books for young adults.
  1. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  2. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  8. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  9. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  10. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  11. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  12. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  13. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  14. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  15. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  16. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
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