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Developing your voice
The writers talk about how they created their own distinctive styles.
  1. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  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. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  15. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  16. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  17. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  18. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  19. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  20. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  21. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  22. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  23. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
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