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Cardboard Cowboys reading
Brian reads from the opening chapter of Cardboard Cowboys.
  1. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  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. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  10. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  11. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  12. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  13. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  14. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  15. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  16. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  17. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  18. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
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