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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. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  12. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  13. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  14. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  15. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  16. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  17. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  18. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  19. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  20. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
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