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Persistence
Think about giving up on your dream? Sometimes it's good to be persistent.
  1. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  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. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  14. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  15. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  16. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  17. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  18. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  19. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  20. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  21. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  22. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
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