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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. Who likes stories?
    02:48
    Who likes stories?
  3. Talking in class
    01:47
    Talking in class
  4. Actor Vivian
    03:05
    Actor Vivian
  5. Writing a story down
    02:42
    Writing a story down
  6. Story build (part 1)
    04:03
    Story build (part 1)
  7. Story build (part 2)
    06:21
    Story build (part 2)
  8. Vivian talks titles
    01:18
    Vivian talks titles
  9. Alfie Onion
    08:13
    Alfie Onion
  10. Questions for Vivian
    03:32
    Questions for Vivian
  11. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  12. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  13. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  14. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  15. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  16. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  17. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  18. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  19. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  20. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
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