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Start with a face
Sav shows how a story is built image by image
  1. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  2. Simon Cowell
    00:38
    Simon Cowell
  3. Raj
    01:15
    Raj
  4. Characters
    02:09
    Characters
  5. Finishing feelings
    01:20
    Finishing feelings
  6. School dinners
    00:54
    School dinners
  7. Thames
    01:04
    Thames
  8. Favourite book
    02:25
    Favourite book
  9. Next book
    01:00
    Next book
  10. Favourite author
    01:17
    Favourite author
  11. Gangsta Granny
    12:25
    Gangsta Granny
  12. Readers and writers
    06:47
    Readers and writers
  13. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  14. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  15. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  16. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  17. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  18. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  19. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  20. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  21. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  22. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
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