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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. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  14. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  15. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  16. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  17. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  18. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  19. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  20. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  21. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  22. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
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