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Inspiration
Where to draw inspiration from, when writing stories.
  1. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  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. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  12. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  13. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  14. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  15. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  16. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  17. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  18. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  19. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  20. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
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