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How to Train Your Dragon reading
Cressida reads an extract from her most famous book
  1. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  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. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  12. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  13. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  14. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  15. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  16. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  17. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  18. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  19. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
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    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
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