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Writing – when why how?
The writers discuss their approach to writing.
  1. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  12. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  13. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  14. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  15. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  16. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  17. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  18. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  19. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  20. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
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