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What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
Author Ross Sayers answers some questions from Wallace High in Stirling.
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    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
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    Introducing Wain
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    Introducing The Black Flamingo
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    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
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    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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  10. Books and confidence
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    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  15. Wordplay
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    Wordplay
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    Questions from Schools
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    Reading of The River
  18. Stories are people
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    Joyful Poetry
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  21. School Questions
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    School Questions
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    The World of the Crossing
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