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Writing Fiction
Holly Bourne tells us how she got into writing fiction.
  1. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  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. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  10. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  11. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  12. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  13. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  14. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  15. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  16. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  17. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  18. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
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