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Writing Fiction
Holly Bourne tells us how she got into writing fiction.
  1. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing 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. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  14. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  15. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  16. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  17. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  18. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  19. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  20. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  21. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  22. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
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