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Alastair’s influences
Alastair discusses the books and authors that inspired him
  1. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  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. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  12. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  13. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  14. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  15. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  16. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  17. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  18. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  19. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  20. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
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