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Fan fiction of your life!
How much of Dean’s experiences are reflected in his book?
  1. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  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. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  14. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  15. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  16. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  17. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  18. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  19. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  20. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  21. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  22. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
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