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What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
Author Ross Sayers answers some questions from Wallace High in Stirling.
  1. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  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. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  14. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  15. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  16. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  17. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  18. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  19. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  20. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  21. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  22. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
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