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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. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  12. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  13. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  14. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  15. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  16. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  17. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  18. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  19. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  20. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
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