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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  12. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  13. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  14. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  15. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  16. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  17. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  18. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  19. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  20. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
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