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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. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  8. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  9. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  10. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  11. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  12. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  13. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  14. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  15. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  16. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
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