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Scrapbooks and plans
How to take your ideas and turn them into amazing stories
  1. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  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. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  14. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  15. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  16. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  17. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
  18. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  19. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  20. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  21. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  22. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
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