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Becoming an Author
Why after being a children’s presenter, Konnie turned to writing.
  1. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  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. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  10. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  11. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  12. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  13. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  14. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  15. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  16. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  17. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  18. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
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