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Keep going!
The most important rule to writing stories is just keep going
  1. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  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. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  10. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  11. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  12. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  13. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  14. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  15. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  16. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  17. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  18. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
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