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Writing Haikus
Brian explains how haikus work and challenges you to write your own!
  1. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  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. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  13. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  14. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  15. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  16. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  17. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  18. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  19. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  20. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  21. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
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