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Scrapbooks and plans
How to take your ideas and turn them into amazing stories
  1. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  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. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  12. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  13. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  14. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  15. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  16. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  17. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  18. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  19. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  20. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
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