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Characters
Both authors agree that characters in their books can take on a life of their own
  1. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  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 Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  10. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  11. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  14. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  15. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  16. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  17. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  18. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
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