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Discovering New Words
Catriona and James share their favourite Scots and Gaelic words.
  1. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  13. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  14. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  15. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  16. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  17. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  18. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  19. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  20. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  21. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
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