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Characters
Both authors agree that characters in their books can take on a life of their own
  1. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  10. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  11. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  12. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  13. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  14. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  15. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  16. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  17. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  18. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
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