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Acting and Writing
How frustration with her acting career led Manjeet to develop her writing talents.
  1. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  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. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  14. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  15. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  16. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  17. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  18. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  19. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  20. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  21. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  22. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
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