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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. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  14. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  15. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  16. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  17. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  18. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  19. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  20. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  21. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  22. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
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