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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. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  8. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  9. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  10. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  11. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  12. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  13. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  14. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  15. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  16. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
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