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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. Simon Cowell
    00:38
    Simon Cowell
  3. Raj
    01:15
    Raj
  4. Characters
    02:09
    Characters
  5. Finishing feelings
    01:20
    Finishing feelings
  6. School dinners
    00:54
    School dinners
  7. Thames
    01:04
    Thames
  8. Favourite book
    02:25
    Favourite book
  9. Next book
    01:00
    Next book
  10. Favourite author
    01:17
    Favourite author
  11. Gangsta Granny
    12:25
    Gangsta Granny
  12. Readers and writers
    06:47
    Readers and writers
  13. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  14. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  15. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  16. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  17. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  18. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  19. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  20. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  21. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  22. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
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