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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. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  14. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  15. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  16. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  17. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  18. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  19. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  20. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  21. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  22. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
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