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Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
Heidi from Aith Junior High asks is writing a trilogy of books gets any easier?
  1. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
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    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
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    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
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  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
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  6. Translating into Gaelic
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    Translating into Gaelic
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  7. Discovering New Words
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    Discovering New Words
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  8. Favourite Scots Words
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    Favourite Scots Words
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  9. Emily's Books
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    Emily's Books
  10. I can do this!
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    I can do this!
  11. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
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    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
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    Slugs and Brain Pâté
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    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
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    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  15. Acting and Writing
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    Acting and Writing
  16. Read a long
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    Read a long
  17. Keep going!
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    Keep going!
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    Questions from schools
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