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Questions from West Calder High School
Pupils from West Calder High School in West Lothian put their questions to Alan.
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    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
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  13. Wishes
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  21. It Does Matter
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  22. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  23. Manjeet’s writing process
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