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Developing your voice
The writers talk about how they created their own distinctive styles.
  1. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  15. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  16. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  17. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  18. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  19. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  20. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  21. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  22. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  23. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
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