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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. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  12. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  13. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  14. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  15. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  16. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  17. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  18. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  19. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  20. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
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