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Inspiration
Where to draw inspiration from, when writing stories.
  1. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  10. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  11. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  12. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  13. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  14. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  15. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  16. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  17. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  18. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
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