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Characters
Both authors agree that characters in their books can take on a life of their own
  1. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  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. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  10. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  11. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  12. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  13. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  14. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  15. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  16. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  17. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  18. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
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