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Scrapbooks and plans
How to take your ideas and turn them into amazing stories
  1. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  2. Bendy, bendy toothbrush
    03:49
    Bendy, bendy toothbrush
  3. Book titles
    03:49
    Book titles
  4. Going through the old photos
    06:17
    Going through the old photos
  5. Hand on the bridge
    02:21
    Hand on the bridge
  6. If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
    02:29
    If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
  7. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  8. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  9. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  12. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  13. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  14. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  15. School days
    03:57
    School days
  16. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
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