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Creating a magical place
Find out how author Ross MacKenzie creates magical places for his books.
  1. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  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. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  14. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  15. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  16. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  17. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  18. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  19. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  20. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  21. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  22. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
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