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Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
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McDermid also tells would-be novelists to forget about writing the perfect first chapter.
  1. Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
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    Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
  2. Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'
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    Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'
  3. Jazz Line-Up: Darius Brubeck Quartet
    11:25
    Jazz Line-Up: Darius Brubeck Quartet
  4. Etgar Keret and Alain Mabanckou at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    Etgar Keret and Alain Mabanckou at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  5. Ali McGregor sings Song 2
    02:35
    Ali McGregor sings Song 2
  6. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
    06:06
    Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
  7. Mark Steel talks politics and comedy
    09:19
    Mark Steel talks politics and comedy
  8. Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland
    04:22
    Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland
  9. Israel Galván on Lo Real
    05:28
    Israel Galván on Lo Real
  10. Juliette Binoche on why actors are 'different animals'
    01:59
    Juliette Binoche on why actors are 'different animals'
  11. Beth Vyse, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
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    Beth Vyse, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
  12. Darren Walsh at BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals
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    Darren Walsh at BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals
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