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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. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  14. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  15. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  16. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  17. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  18. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  19. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  20. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  21. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  22. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
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