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Questions from Linlithgow Academy
Alan responds to questions from the pupils of Linlithgow Academy.
  1. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  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. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  14. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  15. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  16. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  17. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  18. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  19. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  20. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  21. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  22. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
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