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What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
Author Ross Sayers answers some questions from Wallace High in Stirling.
  1. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  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. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  14. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  15. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  16. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  17. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  18. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  19. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  20. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  21. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  22. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
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