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Three pointers for writers
Elizabeth Laird gives her three top tips for writers
  1. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  12. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  13. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  14. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  15. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  16. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  17. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  18. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  19. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  20. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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