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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. Simon Cowell
    00:38
    Simon Cowell
  3. Raj
    01:15
    Raj
  4. Characters
    02:09
    Characters
  5. Finishing feelings
    01:20
    Finishing feelings
  6. School dinners
    00:54
    School dinners
  7. Thames
    01:04
    Thames
  8. Favourite book
    02:25
    Favourite book
  9. Next book
    01:00
    Next book
  10. Favourite author
    01:17
    Favourite author
  11. Gangsta Granny
    12:25
    Gangsta Granny
  12. Readers and writers
    06:47
    Readers and writers
  13. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  14. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  15. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  16. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  17. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  18. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  19. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  20. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  21. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  22. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
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