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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. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  12. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  13. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  14. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  15. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  16. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  17. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  18. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  19. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  20. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
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