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Three pointers for writers
Elizabeth Laird gives her three top tips for writers
  1. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  10. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  11. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  12. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  13. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  14. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  15. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  16. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  17. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  18. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
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