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Stories and puzzles
Alastair talks about how he first got into writing books
  1. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  2. Who likes stories?
    02:48
    Who likes stories?
  3. Talking in class
    01:47
    Talking in class
  4. Actor Vivian
    03:05
    Actor Vivian
  5. Writing a story down
    02:42
    Writing a story down
  6. Story build (part 1)
    04:03
    Story build (part 1)
  7. Story build (part 2)
    06:21
    Story build (part 2)
  8. Vivian talks titles
    01:18
    Vivian talks titles
  9. Alfie Onion
    08:13
    Alfie Onion
  10. Questions for Vivian
    03:32
    Questions for Vivian
  11. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  12. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  13. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  14. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  15. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  16. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  17. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  18. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  19. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  20. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
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