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Introducing The Black Flamingo
Dean describes his novel in verse, The Black Flamingo.
  1. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  12. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  13. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  14. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  15. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  16. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  17. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  18. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  19. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  20. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
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