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Ideas for books
Mia wants to know where Ross gets his ideas for writing books.
  1. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  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. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  14. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  15. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  16. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  17. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  18. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  19. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  20. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  21. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  22. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
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