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Characters
Both authors agree that characters in their books can take on a life of their own
  1. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  12. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  13. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  14. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  15. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  16. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  17. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  18. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  19. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  20. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
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