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Three pointers for writers
Elizabeth Laird gives her three top tips for writers
  1. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  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. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  10. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  11. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  12. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  13. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  14. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  15. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  16. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  17. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  18. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
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