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Start with a face
Sav shows how a story is built image by image
  1. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  12. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  13. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  14. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  15. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  16. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  17. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  18. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  19. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  20. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
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