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Keep going!
The most important rule to writing stories is just keep going
  1. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  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. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  14. School days
    03:57
    School days
  15. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  16. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  17. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  18. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  19. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  20. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  21. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  22. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
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