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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. 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. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  12. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  13. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  14. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  15. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  16. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  17. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  18. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  19. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  20. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
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