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Start with a face
Sav shows how a story is built image by image
  1. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  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. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  14. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  15. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  16. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  17. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  18. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  19. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  20. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  21. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  22. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
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