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Writing historical fiction
How do you write about people who lived long ago?
  1. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  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. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  12. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  13. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  14. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  15. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  16. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  17. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  18. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  19. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  20. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
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