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Sarah’s route into fiction
Sarah explains how she got started as a writer and some of the themes of her fiction.
  1. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  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. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  14. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  15. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  16. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  17. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  18. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  19. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  20. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  21. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  22. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
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