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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. The Choosing
    03:14
    The Choosing
  3. From a Mouse
    04:19
    From a Mouse
  4. To a Mouse
    02:42
    To a Mouse
  5. Tam o' Shanter
    05:50
    Tam o' Shanter
  6. Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:10
    Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  7. More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:56
    More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  8. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  9. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  10. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  11. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  12. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  13. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  14. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  15. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  16. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  17. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
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