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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. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  12. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  13. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  14. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  15. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  16. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  17. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  18. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  19. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  20. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
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