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Y is for Young Adult
Ross shares some tips for writing books for young adults.
  1. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  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. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  12. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  13. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  14. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  15. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  16. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  17. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  18. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  19. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  20. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
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