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Developing your voice
The writers talk about how they created their own distinctive styles.
  1. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  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 the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  12. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  13. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  14. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  15. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  16. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  17. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  18. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  19. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  20. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
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