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Schools questions
Mark answers a range of questions from the audience.
  1. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  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. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  14. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  15. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  16. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  17. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  18. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  19. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  20. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  21. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  22. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
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