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What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
Author Ross Sayers answers some questions from Wallace High in Stirling.
  1. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  2. The start of it all
    05:06
    The start of it all
  3. Questions from Adison and Iona
    03:07
    Questions from Adison and Iona
  4. Illustrations
    06:32
    Illustrations
  5. Reading
    05:40
    Reading
  6. Questions from Halley and Ryan
    03:26
    Questions from Halley and Ryan
  7. Codes and puzzles
    02:31
    Codes and puzzles
  8. Questions from Ian and Keiran
    02:45
    Questions from Ian and Keiran
  9. Questions from all over the place!
    06:36
    Questions from all over the place!
  10. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  11. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  12. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  13. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  14. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  15. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  16. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  17. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  18. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  19. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
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