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Writing historical fiction
How do you write about people who lived long ago?
  1. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  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
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  12. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  13. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  14. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  15. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  16. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  17. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  18. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  19. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  20. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
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