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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  13. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  14. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  15. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  16. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  17. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  18. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  19. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  20. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  21. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
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