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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. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  12. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  13. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  14. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  15. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  16. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  17. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  18. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  19. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  20. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
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