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The story rollercoaster
Why is a good story like a rollercoaster?
  1. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  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 Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  12. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  13. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  14. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  15. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  16. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  17. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  18. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  19. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  20. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
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