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Beginnings
Kiran reads the opening of In The Shadow of the Wolf Queen.
  1. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  2. The start of it all
    05:06
    The start of it all
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  3. Questions from Adison and Iona
    03:07
    Questions from Adison and Iona
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  4. Illustrations
    06:32
    Illustrations
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  5. Reading
    05:40
    Reading
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  6. Questions from Halley and Ryan
    03:26
    Questions from Halley and Ryan
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  7. Codes and puzzles
    02:31
    Codes and puzzles
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  8. Questions from Ian and Keiran
    02:45
    Questions from Ian and Keiran
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  9. Questions from all over the place!
    06:36
    Questions from all over the place!
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  10. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  11. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  12. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  13. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  14. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  15. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  16. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  17. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  18. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  19. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
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