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What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
Author Ross Sayers answers some questions from Wallace High in Stirling.
  1. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  12. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  13. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  14. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  15. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  16. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  17. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  18. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  19. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  20. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
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