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Writing – when why how?
The writers discuss their approach to writing.
  1. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  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. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  10. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  11. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  12. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  13. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  14. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  15. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  16. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  17. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  18. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
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