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Ghosts of Heaven
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Marcus talks through the four distinct stories found in his novel.
  1. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  2. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  3. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  4. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  5. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  6. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  7. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  8. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  9. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  10. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  11. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  12. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  13. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  14. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  15. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  16. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  17. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  18. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  19. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
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