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Questions from Linlithgow Academy
Alan responds to questions from the pupils of Linlithgow Academy.
  1. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  2. Bendy, bendy toothbrush
    03:49
    Bendy, bendy toothbrush
  3. Book titles
    03:49
    Book titles
  4. Going through the old photos
    06:17
    Going through the old photos
  5. Hand on the bridge
    02:21
    Hand on the bridge
  6. If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
    02:29
    If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
  7. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  8. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  9. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  10. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  11. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  12. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  13. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  14. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  15. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  16. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
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