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Stories are people
Alastair talks about how he loves stories about people
  1. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  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. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  12. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  13. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  14. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  15. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  16. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  17. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  18. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  19. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  20. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
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