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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. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  14. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  15. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  16. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  17. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  18. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  19. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  20. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  21. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  22. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
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