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Characters
Both authors agree that characters in their books can take on a life of their own
  1. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  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. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  14. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  15. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  16. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  17. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  18. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  19. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  20. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  21. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  22. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
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