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Where monsters come from
How did the idea for a monster-themed book come about?
  1. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  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. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  12. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  13. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  14. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  15. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  16. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  17. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  18. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  19. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  20. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
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