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What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
Author Ross Sayers answers some questions from Wallace High in Stirling.
  1. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  2. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  10. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  11. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  12. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  13. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  14. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  15. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  16. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  17. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  18. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
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