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Cardboard Cowboys reading
Brian reads from the opening chapter of Cardboard Cowboys.
  1. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  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. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  12. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  13. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  14. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  15. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  16. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  17. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  18. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  19. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  20. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
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