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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. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  14. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  15. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  16. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  17. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  18. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  19. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  20. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  21. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
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