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Inspiration
Where to draw inspiration from, when writing stories.
  1. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  13. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  14. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  15. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  16. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  17. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  18. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  19. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  20. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  21. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
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