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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. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  12. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  13. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  14. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  15. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  16. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  17. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  18. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  19. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  20. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
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