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Inspiration
Where to draw inspiration from, when writing stories.
  1. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  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. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  12. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  13. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  14. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  15. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  16. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  17. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  18. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  19. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  20. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
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