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Start with a face
Sav shows how a story is built image by image
  1. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  12. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  13. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  14. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  15. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  16. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  17. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  18. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  19. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  20. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
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