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What to do if you get stuck when you're writing a story
  1. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  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. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  14. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  15. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  16. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  17. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  18. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  19. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  20. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  21. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  22. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
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