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Persistence
Think about giving up on your dream? Sometimes it's good to be persistent.
  1. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  13. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  14. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  15. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  16. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  17. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  18. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  19. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  20. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  21. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
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