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Introducing The Black Flamingo
Dean describes his novel in verse, The Black Flamingo.
  1. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  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. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  12. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  13. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  14. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  15. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  16. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  17. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  18. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  19. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  20. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
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