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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. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  12. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  13. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  14. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  15. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  16. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  17. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  18. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  19. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  20. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
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