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Ideas for books
Mia wants to know where Ross gets his ideas for writing books.
  1. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  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. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  12. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  13. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  14. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  15. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  16. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  17. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  18. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  19. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  20. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
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