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The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
  1. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  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. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  12. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  13. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  14. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  15. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  16. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  17. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  18. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  19. Sue's presentation
    11:34
    Sue's presentation
  20. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
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