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Alastair’s influences
Alastair discusses the books and authors that inspired him
  1. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  2. Early Years
    03:15
    Early Years
  3. Growing Older With a Moustache
    03:24
    Growing Older With a Moustache
  4. My Superheroes
    04:35
    My Superheroes
  5. My Superpowers
    04:22
    My Superpowers
  6. Quick Quack Quentin
    06:04
    Quick Quack Quentin
  7. Stealing A's
    02:16
    Stealing A's
  8. Oi Frog!
    06:21
    Oi Frog!
  9. Alternative Ending
    03:46
    Alternative Ending
  10. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  11. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  12. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  13. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  14. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  15. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  16. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  17. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  18. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  19. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
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