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Scrapbooks and plans
How to take your ideas and turn them into amazing stories
  1. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  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. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  14. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  15. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  16. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  17. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  18. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  19. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  20. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  21. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  22. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
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