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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. Hopeless at maths!
    05:06
    Hopeless at maths!
  3. Writing stories
    04:44
    Writing stories
  4. Lily Alone
    04:23
    Lily Alone
  5. Hetty Feather
    09:05
    Hetty Feather
  6. The story of Tracy
    04:13
    The story of Tracy
  7. Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
    04:44
    Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
  8. More Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
    06:28
    More Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
  9. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  10. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  11. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  12. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  13. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  14. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  15. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  16. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  17. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  18. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
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