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Persistence
Think about giving up on your dream? Sometimes it's good to be persistent.
  1. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  10. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  11. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  12. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  13. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  14. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  15. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  16. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  17. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  18. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
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