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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. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  12. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  13. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  14. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  15. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  16. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  17. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  18. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  19. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  20. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
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