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Introducing The Black Flamingo
Dean describes his novel in verse, The Black Flamingo.
  1. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  2. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  7. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  8. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  9. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  10. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  11. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  12. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  13. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  14. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  15. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
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