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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. 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. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  12. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  13. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  14. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  15. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  16. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  17. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  18. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  19. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  20. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
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