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Sav on the process of getting "picked" for work.
  1. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  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. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  12. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  13. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  14. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  15. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  16. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  17. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  18. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  19. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  20. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
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