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Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
McDermid also tells would-be novelists to forget about writing the perfect first chapter.
  1. Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
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    Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
  2. Michael Frayn on the idiosyncratic reactions of theatre audiences
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    Michael Frayn on the idiosyncratic reactions of theatre audiences
  3. Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
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    Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
  4. Spencer Jones, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
    00:47
    Spencer Jones, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
  5. Jazz Line-Up: Alison Affleck sings Billie Holiday
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    Jazz Line-Up: Alison Affleck sings Billie Holiday
  6. Etgar Keret and Alain Mabanckou at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    Etgar Keret and Alain Mabanckou at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  7. Liz Lochhead: Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off
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    Liz Lochhead: Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off
  8. Claire Fuller and Nick Holdstock at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    Claire Fuller and Nick Holdstock at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  9. Fred MacAulay's five festival picks
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    Fred MacAulay's five festival picks
  10. Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland
    04:22
    Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland
  11. Sylvie Guillem on life after dance
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    Sylvie Guillem on life after dance
  12. Jesse Jackson: 'Can you imagine a state in Germany having the right to fly a Nazi flag?'
    03:11
    Jesse Jackson: 'Can you imagine a state in Germany having the right to fly a Nazi flag?'
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