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The story rollercoaster
Why is a good story like a rollercoaster?
  1. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  12. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  13. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  14. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  15. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  16. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  17. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  18. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  19. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  20. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
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