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Writing Haikus
Brian explains how haikus work and challenges you to write your own!
  1. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  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. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  14. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  15. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  16. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  17. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  18. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  19. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  20. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  21. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  22. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
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