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Keep going!
The most important rule to writing stories is just keep going
  1. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  15. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  16. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  17. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  18. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  19. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  20. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  21. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  22. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  23. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
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