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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. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  12. Sue's presentation
    11:34
    Sue's presentation
  13. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  14. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  15. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  16. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  17. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  18. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  19. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  20. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
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