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Inspiration
Where to draw inspiration from, when writing stories.
  1. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  2. Simon Cowell
    00:38
    Simon Cowell
  3. Raj
    01:15
    Raj
  4. Characters
    02:09
    Characters
  5. Finishing feelings
    01:20
    Finishing feelings
  6. School dinners
    00:54
    School dinners
  7. Thames
    01:04
    Thames
  8. Favourite book
    02:25
    Favourite book
  9. Next book
    01:00
    Next book
  10. Favourite author
    01:17
    Favourite author
  11. Gangsta Granny
    12:25
    Gangsta Granny
  12. Readers and writers
    06:47
    Readers and writers
  13. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  14. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  15. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  16. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  17. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  18. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  19. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  20. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  21. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
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