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Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
Alastair talks about his writing and gives some advice to aspiring writers.
  1. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  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. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  12. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  13. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  14. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  15. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  16. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  17. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  18. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  19. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  20. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
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