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Developing your voice
The writers talk about how they created their own distinctive styles.
  1. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  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. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  10. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  11. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  12. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  13. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  14. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  15. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  16. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  17. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  18. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
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