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The story rollercoaster
Why is a good story like a rollercoaster?
  1. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  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. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  12. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  13. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  14. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  15. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  16. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  17. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  18. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  19. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  20. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
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