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Going around gardens!
How ideas come to you when you just have a go at doing things
  1. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  12. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  13. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  14. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  15. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  16. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  17. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  18. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  19. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  20. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
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