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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. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  14. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  15. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  16. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  17. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  18. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  19. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  20. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  21. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  22. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
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