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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. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  12. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  13. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  14. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  15. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  16. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  17. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  18. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  19. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  20. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
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