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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. Zombie obsession
    09:29
    Zombie obsession
  3. How scary can I make these books?
    04:14
    How scary can I make these books?
  4. Zombies are winning!
    08:42
    Zombies are winning!
  5. Q&A with Charlie Higson
    04:58
    Q&A with Charlie Higson
  6. More Q&A with Charlie Higson
    05:24
    More Q&A with Charlie Higson
  7. More Q&A with Charlie Higson
    05:36
    More Q&A with Charlie Higson
  8. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  9. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  10. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  11. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  12. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  13. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  14. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  15. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  16. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  17. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
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