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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. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  12. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  13. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  14. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  15. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  16. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  17. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  18. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  19. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  20. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
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