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School days and writing
Janice chats to Brian about growing up in Coatbridge and how he began writing.
  1. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  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. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  12. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  13. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  14. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  15. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  16. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  17. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  18. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  19. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  20. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
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