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Scrapbooks and plans
How to take your ideas and turn them into amazing stories
  1. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  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. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  12. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  13. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  14. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  15. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  16. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  17. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  18. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  19. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  20. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
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