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Stories and puzzles
Alastair talks about how he first got into writing books
  1. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  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. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  14. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  15. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  16. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  17. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  18. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  19. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  20. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  21. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  22. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
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