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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. Bendy, bendy toothbrush
    03:49
    Bendy, bendy toothbrush
  3. Book titles
    03:49
    Book titles
  4. Going through the old photos
    06:17
    Going through the old photos
  5. Hand on the bridge
    02:21
    Hand on the bridge
  6. If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
    02:29
    If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
  7. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  8. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  9. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  10. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  11. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  12. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  13. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  14. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  15. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  16. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
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