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Walking and talking
What to do if you get stuck when you're writing a story
  1. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  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. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  12. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  13. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  14. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  15. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  16. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  17. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  18. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  19. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  20. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
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