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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  12. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  13. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  14. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  15. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  16. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  17. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  18. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  19. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  20. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
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