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What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
Author Ross Sayers answers some questions from Wallace High in Stirling.
  1. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  2. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  8. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  9. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  10. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  11. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  12. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  13. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  14. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  15. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  16. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
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