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Keep going!
The most important rule to writing stories is just keep going
  1. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  2. Bendy, bendy toothbrush
    03:49
    Bendy, bendy toothbrush
  3. Book titles
    03:49
    Book titles
  4. Going through the old photos
    06:17
    Going through the old photos
  5. Hand on the bridge
    02:21
    Hand on the bridge
  6. If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
    02:29
    If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
  7. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  8. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  9. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  10. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  11. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  12. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  13. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  14. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  15. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  16. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
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