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Schools questions
Mark answers a range of questions from the audience.
  1. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  12. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  13. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  14. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  15. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  16. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  17. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  18. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  19. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  20. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
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