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Developing your voice
The writers talk about how they created their own distinctive styles.
  1. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    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. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  15. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  16. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  17. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  18. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  19. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  20. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  21. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  22. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  23. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
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