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Ghosts of Heaven
View More From Marcus Sedgwick
Marcus talks through the four distinct stories found in his novel.
  1. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
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  2. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
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  3. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
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  4. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
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  5. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
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  6. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
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  7. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
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  8. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
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  9. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
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  10. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  11. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  12. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  13. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  14. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  15. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  16. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  17. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  18. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  19. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
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