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Alastair’s influences
Alastair discusses the books and authors that inspired him
  1. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  12. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  13. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  14. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  15. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  16. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  17. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  18. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  19. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
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