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Favourite book
What are Alastair's favourite books?
  1. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  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. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  12. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  13. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  14. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  15. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  16. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  17. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  18. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  19. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  20. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
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