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Acting and Writing
How frustration with her acting career led Manjeet to develop her writing talents.
  1. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  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. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  15. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  16. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  17. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  18. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  19. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  20. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  21. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  22. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  23. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
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