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Introducing Wain
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Rachel tells us about their verse collection, titled Wain.
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    Introducing Wain
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  6. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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  7. A novel in verse
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    A novel in verse
  8. Fan fiction of your life!
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  9. Books and confidence
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    Books and confidence
  10. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  11. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  12. Wishes
    01:04
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  13. Questions
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    Questions
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  15. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
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  16. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
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  17. Sarah’s route into fiction
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  18. How Books Start
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  19. What's Sputnik up to?
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  20. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
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  21. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
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  22. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
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