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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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    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
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    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
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    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
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    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
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    The Black Flamingo
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    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
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    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
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    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  15. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  16. Cracking questions
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    Cracking questions
  17. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
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    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  18. Themes of The Infinite
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  19. The World of the Wolf Queen
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  20. Wizards of Once reading
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    Wizards of Once reading
  21. Sue's presentation
    11:34
    Sue's presentation
  22. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  23. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
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    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
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