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The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
  1. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  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. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  12. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  13. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  14. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  15. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  16. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  17. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  18. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  19. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  20. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
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