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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. 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. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  12. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  13. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  14. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  15. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  16. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  17. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  18. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  19. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  20. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
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