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What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
Author Ross Sayers answers some questions from Wallace High in Stirling.
  1. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  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. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  15. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  16. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  17. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  18. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  19. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  20. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  21. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  22. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
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