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Writing – when why how?
The writers discuss their approach to writing.
  1. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  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. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  12. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  13. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  14. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  15. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  16. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  17. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  18. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  19. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  20. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
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