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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  13. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  14. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  15. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  16. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  17. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  18. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  19. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  20. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  21. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
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