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Creating a magical place
Find out how author Ross MacKenzie creates magical places for his books.
  1. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  12. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  13. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  14. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  15. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  16. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  17. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  18. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  19. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
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