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Where monsters come from
How did the idea for a monster-themed book come about?
  1. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  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. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  12. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  13. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  14. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  15. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  16. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  17. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  18. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  19. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  20. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
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