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Introducing The Black Flamingo
Dean describes his novel in verse, The Black Flamingo.
  1. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  12. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  13. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  14. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  15. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  16. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  17. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  18. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  19. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  20. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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