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Writing – when why how?
The writers discuss their approach to writing.
  1. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  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. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  12. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  13. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  14. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  15. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  16. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  17. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  18. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  19. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  20. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
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