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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. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  14. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  15. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  16. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  17. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  18. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  19. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  20. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  21. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  22. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
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