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Creating a magical place
Find out how author Ross MacKenzie creates magical places for his books.
  1. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  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. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  10. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  11. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  12. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  13. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  14. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  15. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  16. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  17. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  18. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
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