Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
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. 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. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  10. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  11. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  12. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  13. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  14. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  15. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  16. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  17. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  18. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
    19. Now playing
    Up next