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Creating a magical place
Find out how author Ross MacKenzie creates magical places for his books.
  1. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  12. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  13. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  14. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  15. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  16. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  17. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  18. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  19. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  20. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
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