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Draw the Light Ship
Benji reveals how to draw the light ship which rescues Noi and the islanders in his book.
  1. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  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. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  12. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  13. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  14. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  15. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  16. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  17. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  18. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  19. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  20. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
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