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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 Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  3. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  4. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  5. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  6. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  7. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  8. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  9. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  10. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  11. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  12. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  13. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  14. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  15. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  16. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  17. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  18. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  19. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  20. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  21. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  22. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
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    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
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