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Start with a face
Sav shows how a story is built image by image
  1. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  2. The start of it all
    05:06
    The start of it all
  3. Questions from Adison and Iona
    03:07
    Questions from Adison and Iona
  4. Illustrations
    06:32
    Illustrations
  5. Reading
    05:40
    Reading
  6. Questions from Halley and Ryan
    03:26
    Questions from Halley and Ryan
  7. Codes and puzzles
    02:31
    Codes and puzzles
  8. Questions from Ian and Keiran
    02:45
    Questions from Ian and Keiran
  9. Questions from all over the place!
    06:36
    Questions from all over the place!
  10. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  11. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  12. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  13. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  14. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  15. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  16. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  17. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  18. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  19. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
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