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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?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  2. Family matters
    03:43
    Family matters
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  3. Tips for budding authors
    02:37
    Tips for budding authors
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  4. Man reads out loud!
    07:10
    Man reads out loud!
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  5. Pause for thought
    04:47
    Pause for thought
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  6. Hamish and the Never People
    06:03
    Hamish and the Never People
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  7. Question me silly!
    09:48
    Question me silly!
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  8. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  9. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  10. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  11. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  12. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  13. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  14. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  15. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  16. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  17. Reading from The Infinite
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