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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. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  14. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  15. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  16. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  17. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  18. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  19. School days
    03:57
    School days
  20. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  21. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
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