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Ghosts of Heaven
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Marcus talks through the four distinct stories found in his novel.
  1. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  2. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  3. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  4. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  5. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  6. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  7. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  8. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  9. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  10. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  11. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  12. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  13. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  14. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  15. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  16. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  17. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  18. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  19. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
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