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Inspired by travelling
Abi describes her early life and how her travels have found their way into her writing
  1. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  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. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  14. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  15. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  16. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  17. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  18. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  19. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  20. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  21. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  22. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
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