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A novel in verse
Dean tells us why he took the unusual step of writing his novel in verse.
  1. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  10. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  11. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  12. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  13. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  14. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  15. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  16. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  17. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  18. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
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