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Using Scotland as a setting
Ross talks about the beauty of using Scotland as a setting for his books.
  1. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  12. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  13. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  14. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  15. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  16. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  17. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  18. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  19. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  20. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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