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Three pointers for writers
Elizabeth Laird gives her three top tips for writers
  1. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  10. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  11. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  12. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  13. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  14. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  15. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  16. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  17. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  18. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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