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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  10. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  11. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  12. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  13. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  14. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  15. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  16. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  17. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  18. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
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