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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. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  12. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  13. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  14. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  15. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  16. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  17. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  18. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  19. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  20. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
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