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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. Who likes stories?
    02:48
    Who likes stories?
  3. Talking in class
    01:47
    Talking in class
  4. Actor Vivian
    03:05
    Actor Vivian
  5. Writing a story down
    02:42
    Writing a story down
  6. Story build (part 1)
    04:03
    Story build (part 1)
  7. Story build (part 2)
    06:21
    Story build (part 2)
  8. Vivian talks titles
    01:18
    Vivian talks titles
  9. Alfie Onion
    08:13
    Alfie Onion
  10. Questions for Vivian
    03:32
    Questions for Vivian
  11. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  12. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  13. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  14. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  15. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  16. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  17. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  18. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  19. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  20. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
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