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Writing – when why how?
The writers discuss their approach to writing.
  1. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  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. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  10. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  11. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  12. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  13. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  14. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  15. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  16. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  17. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  18. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
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