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Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
Alastair talks about his writing and gives some advice to aspiring writers.
  1. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  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. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  10. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  11. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  12. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  13. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  14. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  15. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  16. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  17. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  18. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
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