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Start with a face
Sav shows how a story is built image by image
  1. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  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. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  12. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  13. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  14. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  15. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  16. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  17. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  18. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  19. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  20. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
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