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Manjeet’s writing process
Manjeet’s approach to the first draft of a book is very unusual!
  1. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  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. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  10. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  11. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  12. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  13. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  14. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  15. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  16. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  17. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  18. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
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