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How did you plan the structure of the novel?
Pupils want to know how Holly's own experiences help her writing.
  1. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  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. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  10. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  11. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  12. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  13. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  14. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  15. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  16. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  17. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  18. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
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