Authors Live Alastair Chisholm - BBC

18 Mar 2021, BBC Pacific Quay

Alastair Chisholm

Alastair Chisholm

10:55 Thu 18 Mar 2021 Reception

Alastair has written three storybooks and a sci-fi adventure - so he knows a lot about storytelling. In this edition of Authors Live, Alastair will share the secrets of how you can tell your own stories! P4-7.

Alastair has written three storybooks and a sci-fi adventure - so he knows a lot about storytelling. In this edition of Authors Live, Alastair will share the secrets of how you can tell your own stories! P4-7.

Performances & Interviews

Stories and Puzzles

Stories and Puzzles

Alastair talks about how he first got into writing books

Mar '21BBC Scotland

Alastair’s influences

Alastair’s influences

Alastair discusses the books and authors that inspired him

Mar '21BBC Scotland

We are all storytellers

We are all storytellers

Everyone has got some stories to tell, it's just about knowing how to tell them

Mar '21BBC Scotland

Stories are people

Stories are people

Alastair talks about how he loves stories about people

Mar '21BBC Scotland

Scrapbooks and plans

Scrapbooks and plans

How to take your ideas and turn them into amazing stories

Mar '21BBC Scotland

The story rollercoaster

The story rollercoaster

Why is a good story like a rollercoaster?

Mar '21BBC Scotland

Walking and talking

Walking and talking

What to do if you get stuck when you're writing a story

Mar '21BBC Scotland

Keep going!

The most important rule to writing stories is just keep going

Mar '21BBC Scotland

Orion Lost reading

Orion Lost reading

Alastair reads a section of his new book Orion Lost

Mar '21BBC Scotland

Alastair’s favourite book

Alastair’s favourite book

What are Alastair's favourite books?

Mar '21BBC Scotland

Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm

Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm

Alastair talks about his writing and gives some advice to aspiring writers.

May '21BBC Scotland

About This Event

Alastair Chisholm has lots of storytelling experience. In this edition of Authors Live he'll be sharing that experience, with advice on writing your own stories. So get ready for plenty of tips on getting started, sorting out your ideas - and putting them together in an exciting tale that will keep your readers gripped to the very last page!

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