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Developing your voice
The writers talk about how they created their own distinctive styles.
  1. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  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. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  14. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  15. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  16. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  17. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  18. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  19. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  20. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  21. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  22. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
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