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The story rollercoaster
Why is a good story like a rollercoaster?
  1. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  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. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  12. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  13. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  14. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  15. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  16. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  17. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  18. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  19. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  20. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
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