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Box Yourself
The author tells us about how you have to box yourself before others.
  1. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  12. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  13. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  14. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  15. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  16. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  17. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  18. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  19. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  20. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
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