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The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
Rachel reads two of their poems The Selkie and Finfolkaheem.
  1. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
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    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
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    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
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    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
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    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
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    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
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    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
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    Questions near
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    Questions far
  11. Process of illustration and writing
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    Process of illustration and writing
  12. Konnie’s Love of Science
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    Konnie’s Love of Science
  13. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
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    Reading from The Infinite
  15. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  16. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  17. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  18. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  19. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
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    Writing Fiction
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