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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. Family matters
    03:43
    Family matters
  3. Tips for budding authors
    02:37
    Tips for budding authors
  4. Man reads out loud!
    07:10
    Man reads out loud!
  5. Pause for thought
    04:47
    Pause for thought
  6. Hamish and the Never People
    06:03
    Hamish and the Never People
  7. Question me silly!
    09:48
    Question me silly!
  8. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  9. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  10. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  11. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  14. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  15. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  16. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  17. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
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