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Alastair’s influences
Alastair discusses the books and authors that inspired him
  1. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  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. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  12. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  13. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  14. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  15. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  16. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  17. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  18. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  19. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  20. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
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