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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. Sian Bevan introduces Jonny
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    Sian Bevan introduces Jonny
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    Video of the full event at the Scotish Book Trust

  3. Excellent Questions
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  4. Storytime
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  5. How to draw a pirate
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  6. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  7. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
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  8. School days
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    School days
  9. Toxic Relationships
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  10. Storyboard
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  11. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  12. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  13. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  14. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
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    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
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