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Ideas for books
Mia wants to know where Ross gets his ideas for writing books.
  1. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  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. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  12. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  13. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  14. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  15. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  16. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  17. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  18. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  19. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  20. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
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