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Characters
Both authors agree that characters in their books can take on a life of their own
  1. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  2. Horrid Henry's Monster Movie
    01:23
    Horrid Henry's Monster Movie
  3. A proof reading
    05:09
    A proof reading
  4. How Henry happened
    05:58
    How Henry happened
  5. Ideas for Henry's stories
    07:00
    Ideas for Henry's stories
  6. Not a Horrid Henry book
    02:16
    Not a Horrid Henry book
  7. Tips for budding writers
    03:41
    Tips for budding writers
  8. Q&A with Francesca Simon
    04:30
    Q&A with Francesca Simon
  9. More Q&A with Francesca Simon
    04:21
    More Q&A with Francesca Simon
  10. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  11. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  12. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  13. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  14. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  15. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  16. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  17. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  18. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  19. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
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