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Three pointers for writers
Elizabeth Laird gives her three top tips for writers
  1. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  10. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  11. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  12. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  13. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  14. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  15. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  16. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  17. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  18. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
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