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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. 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. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  12. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  13. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  14. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  15. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  16. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  17. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  18. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  19. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  20. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
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