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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. 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. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  12. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  13. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  14. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  15. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  16. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  17. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  18. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  19. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  20. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
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