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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. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  14. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  15. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  16. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  17. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  18. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  19. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  20. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  21. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  22. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
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