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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. 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. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  10. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  11. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  12. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  13. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  14. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  15. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  16. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  17. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  18. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
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