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What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
Author Ross Sayers answers some questions from Wallace High in Stirling.
  1. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  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. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  10. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  11. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  12. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  13. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  14. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  15. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  16. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  17. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  18. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
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