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The hero birds
Authors Live with MG Leonard
  1. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  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. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  12. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  13. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  14. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  15. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  16. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  17. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  18. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  19. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  20. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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