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How did you plan the structure of the novel?
Pupils want to know how Holly's own experiences help her writing.
  1. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  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. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  10. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  11. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  12. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  13. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  14. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  15. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  16. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  17. Orion Lost reading
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    Orion Lost reading
  18. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
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