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The real world and the fictional world
How a rain forest in Wales provided inspiration for Kiran’s fictional world.
  1. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  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 Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  14. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  15. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  16. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  17. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  18. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  19. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  20. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  21. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  22. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
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