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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. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  15. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  16. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  17. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  18. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  19. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  20. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  21. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  22. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  23. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
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