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Ideas for books
Mia wants to know where Ross gets his ideas for writing books.
  1. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  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. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  12. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  13. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  14. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  15. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  16. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  17. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  18. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  19. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  20. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
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