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Y is for Young Adult
Ross shares some tips for writing books for young adults.
  1. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  12. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  13. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  14. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  15. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  16. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  17. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  18. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  19. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  20. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
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