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Themes of The Infinite
Patience talks about the themes and ideas in The Infinite.
  1. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  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. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  14. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  15. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  16. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  17. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  18. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  19. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  20. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
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