Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
Scrapbooks and plans
How to take your ideas and turn them into amazing stories
  1. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  12. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  13. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  14. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  15. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  16. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  17. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  18. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  19. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
    20. Now playing
    Up next