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Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
Alastair talks about his writing and gives some advice to aspiring writers.
  1. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  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. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  10. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  11. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  12. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  13. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  14. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  15. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  16. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  17. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  18. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
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