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Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
Catherine talks about the characters in her books and the real people who inspired them.
  1. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  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. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  12. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  13. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  14. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  15. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  16. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  17. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  18. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  19. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  20. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
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