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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. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  8. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  9. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  10. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  11. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  12. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  13. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  14. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  15. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  16. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
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