I talk for about ‘comp titles,’ figuring out who my book could be for, and the importance of knowing what your secondary characters might be up to while the main characters are getting on with the plot.

Sound for the 15 minutes: wind in the cherry trees with background cuckoo and lambs.

Books mentioned: Northern Lights by Philip Pullman; and The Book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert Murdock.

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