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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. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  12. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  13. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  14. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  15. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  16. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  17. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  18. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  19. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
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