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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. The Choosing
    03:14
    The Choosing
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  3. From a Mouse
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    From a Mouse
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  4. To a Mouse
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    To a Mouse
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  5. Tam o' Shanter
    05:50
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  6. Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:10
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  7. More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
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  8. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  9. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  10. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  11. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  12. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  13. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  14. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  15. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  16. School days
    03:57
    School days
  17. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
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