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Walking and talking
What to do if you get stuck when you're writing a story
  1. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  10. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  11. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  12. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  13. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  14. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  15. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  16. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  17. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  18. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
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