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Stories and puzzles
Alastair talks about how he first got into writing books
  1. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  14. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  15. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  16. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  17. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
  18. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  19. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  20. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  21. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  22. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
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