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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. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  14. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  15. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  16. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  17. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  18. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  19. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  20. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
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