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The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
  1. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
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  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
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  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
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  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
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  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
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  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
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  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
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  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
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  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
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  11. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  12. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  13. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  14. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  15. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  16. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  17. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  18. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  19. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  20. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
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