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Using Scotland as a setting
Ross talks about the beauty of using Scotland as a setting for his books.
  1. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  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. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  10. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  11. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  12. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  13. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  14. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  15. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  16. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  17. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  18. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
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