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A novel in verse
Dean tells us why he took the unusual step of writing his novel in verse.
  1. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  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. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  12. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  13. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  14. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  15. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  16. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  17. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  18. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  19. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  20. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
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