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The story rollercoaster
Why is a good story like a rollercoaster?
  1. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  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. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  12. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  13. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  14. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  15. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  16. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  17. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  18. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  19. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  20. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
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