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The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
  1. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  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. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  12. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  13. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  14. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  15. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  16. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  17. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  18. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  19. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  20. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
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