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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. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  14. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  15. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  16. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  17. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  18. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  19. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  20. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  21. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  22. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
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