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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 Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    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. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  15. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  16. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  17. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  18. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  19. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  20. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  21. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  22. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  23. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
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