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Sarah’s route into fiction
Sarah explains how she got started as a writer and some of the themes of her fiction.
  1. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  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. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  14. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  15. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  16. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  17. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  18. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  19. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  20. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  21. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  22. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
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