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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. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  12. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  13. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  14. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  15. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  16. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  17. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  18. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  19. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  20. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
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