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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  12. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  13. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  14. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  15. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  16. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  17. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  18. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  19. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
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