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Going around gardens!
How ideas come to you when you just have a go at doing things
  1. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  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. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  12. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  13. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  14. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  15. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  16. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  17. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  18. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  19. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  20. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
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