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Writing Haikus
Brian explains how haikus work and challenges you to write your own!
  1. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  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. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  12. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  13. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  14. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  15. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  16. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  17. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  18. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  19. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  20. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
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