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Creating a magical place
Find out how author Ross MacKenzie creates magical places for his books.
  1. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  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. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  14. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  15. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  16. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  17. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  18. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  19. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  20. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  21. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  22. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
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