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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. 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. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  12. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  13. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  14. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  15. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  16. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  17. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  18. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  19. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  20. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
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