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Developing your voice
The writers talk about how they created their own distinctive styles.
  1. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  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. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  14. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  15. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  16. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  17. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  18. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  19. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  20. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  21. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  22. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
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