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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. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  12. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  13. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  14. Sue's presentation
    11:34
    Sue's presentation
  15. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  16. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  17. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  18. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  19. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  20. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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