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Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
Alastair talks about his writing and gives some advice to aspiring writers.
  1. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  10. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  11. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  12. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  13. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  14. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  15. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  16. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  17. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  18. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
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