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Keep going!
The most important rule to writing stories is just keep going
  1. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  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. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  14. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  15. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  16. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  17. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  18. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  19. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  20. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  21. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  22. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
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