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Writing Haikus
Brian explains how haikus work and challenges you to write your own!
  1. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  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. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  14. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  15. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  16. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  17. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  18. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  19. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  20. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  21. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  22. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
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