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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. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  10. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  11. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  12. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  13. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  14. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  15. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  16. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  17. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  18. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
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