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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. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  12. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  13. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  14. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  15. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  16. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  17. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  18. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  19. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  20. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
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