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Alastair’s influences
Alastair discusses the books and authors that inspired him
  1. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  2. Introducing Andy
    01:55
    Introducing Andy
  3. Young Andy
    07:15
    Young Andy
  4. Reading
    06:53
    Reading
  5. Writing stories
    08:20
    Writing stories
  6. Q&A with Andy Stanton
    07:29
    Q&A with Andy Stanton
  7. More Q&A with Andy Stanton
    08:22
    More Q&A with Andy Stanton
  8. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  9. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  10. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  11. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  12. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  13. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  14. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  15. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  16. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  17. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
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