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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. 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. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  12. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  13. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  14. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  15. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  16. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  17. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  18. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  19. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  20. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
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