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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 Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  12. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  13. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  14. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  15. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  16. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  17. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  18. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  19. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
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    06:12
    Our Tower reading
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