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What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
Author Ross Sayers answers some questions from Wallace High in Stirling.
  1. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
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    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
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    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
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    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  15. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  16. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  17. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  18. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  19. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  20. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  21. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  22. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  23. Prez
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    Prez
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