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Sarah’s route into fiction
Sarah explains how she got started as a writer and some of the themes of her fiction.
  1. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  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 Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  14. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  15. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  16. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  17. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  18. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  19. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  20. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  21. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  22. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
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