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Going around gardens!
How ideas come to you when you just have a go at doing things
  1. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  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. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  14. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  15. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  16. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  17. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  18. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  19. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  20. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  21. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  22. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
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