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Discovering New Words
Catriona and James share their favourite Scots and Gaelic words.
  1. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  12. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  13. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  14. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  15. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  16. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  17. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  18. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  19. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  20. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
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