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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. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  14. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  15. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  16. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  17. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  18. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  19. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  20. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  21. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  22. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
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