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Inspired by travelling
Abi describes her early life and how her travels have found their way into her writing
  1. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  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. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  10. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  11. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  12. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  13. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  14. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  15. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  16. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  17. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  18. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
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