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Creating a magical place
Find out how author Ross MacKenzie creates magical places for his books.
  1. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  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. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  10. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  11. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  12. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  13. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  14. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  15. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  16. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  17. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  18. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
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