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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. 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. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  14. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  15. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  16. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  17. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  18. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  19. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  20. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  21. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  22. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
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