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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. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  3. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  4. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  5. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  6. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  7. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  8. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  9. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  10. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  11. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  12. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  13. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  14. School days
    03:57
    School days
  15. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  16. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  17. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  18. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  19. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  20. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  21. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  22. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
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