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Inspiration
Where to draw inspiration from, when writing stories.
  1. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  10. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  11. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  12. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  13. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  14. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  15. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  16. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  17. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  18. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
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