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Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
Alastair talks about his writing and gives some advice to aspiring writers.
  1. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  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. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  10. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  11. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  12. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  13. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  14. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  15. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  16. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  17. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  18. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
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