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A monster quiz
Can you tell difference between a real creature and a made up monster?
  1. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  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. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  14. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  15. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  16. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  17. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  18. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  19. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  20. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  21. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  22. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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