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What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
Author Ross Sayers answers some questions from Wallace High in Stirling.
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    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  2. Bendy, bendy toothbrush
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    Bendy, bendy toothbrush
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  3. Book titles
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    Book titles
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  5. Hand on the bridge
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    Hand on the bridge
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  6. If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
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    The main characters
  8. This is a democracy
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    This is a democracy
  9. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  10. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  11. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  12. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  13. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  14. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  15. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
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