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What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
Author Ross Sayers answers some questions from Wallace High in Stirling.
  1. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  2. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  10. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  11. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  12. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  13. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  14. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  15. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  16. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  17. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  18. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
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