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Creating a magical place
Find out how author Ross MacKenzie creates magical places for his books.
  1. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  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. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  14. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  15. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  16. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  17. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  18. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  19. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  20. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  21. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  22. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
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