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Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
Catherine talks about the characters in her books and the real people who inspired them.
  1. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  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. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  12. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  13. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  14. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  15. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  16. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  17. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  18. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  19. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  20. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
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