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What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
Author Ross Sayers answers some questions from Wallace High in Stirling.
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    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  2. How to be a writer
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    How to be a writer
  3. Michael Morpurgo's secret
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    Michael Morpurgo's secret
  4. Sketch it out!
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    Sketch it out!
  5. Everything is cool!
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    Everything is cool!
  6. The Elephant in the Garden
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    The Elephant in the Garden
  7. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
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    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  8. More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    08:33
    More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  9. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  10. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  11. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  12. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
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    Draw Along
  14. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  15. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
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    Chae is Dr Who
  17. Questions from schools
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    Questions from schools
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