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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. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  12. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  13. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  14. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  15. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  16. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  17. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  18. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  19. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
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