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Y is for Young Adult
Ross shares some tips for writing books for young adults.
  1. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  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. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  12. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  13. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  14. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  15. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  16. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  17. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  18. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  19. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  20. Persistence
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    Persistence
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