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Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
James tells us why he thinks there’s such enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic in schools.
  1. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  2. Who likes stories?
    02:48
    Who likes stories?
  3. Talking in class
    01:47
    Talking in class
  4. Actor Vivian
    03:05
    Actor Vivian
  5. Writing a story down
    02:42
    Writing a story down
  6. Story build (part 1)
    04:03
    Story build (part 1)
  7. Story build (part 2)
    06:21
    Story build (part 2)
  8. Vivian talks titles
    01:18
    Vivian talks titles
  9. Alfie Onion
    08:13
    Alfie Onion
  10. Questions for Vivian
    03:32
    Questions for Vivian
  11. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  12. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  13. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  14. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  15. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  16. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  17. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  18. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  19. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  20. 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?
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