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A question about Charlie and Lola
Lauren explains the importance of childhood to her creative writing
  1. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  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. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  15. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  16. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  17. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  18. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  19. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  20. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  21. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  22. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
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