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The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
  1. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  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. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  12. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  13. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  14. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  15. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  16. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  17. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  18. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  19. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  20. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
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