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Cardboard Cowboys reading
Brian reads from the opening chapter of Cardboard Cowboys.
  1. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  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 to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  12. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  13. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  14. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  15. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  16. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  17. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  18. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  19. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  20. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
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