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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. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  10. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  11. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  12. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  13. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  14. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  15. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  16. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  17. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  18. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
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