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Developing your voice
The writers talk about how they created their own distinctive styles.
  1. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
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  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
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  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
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  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
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  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
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  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
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  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
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  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
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  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
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  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
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  12. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  13. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  14. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  15. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  16. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  17. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  18. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  19. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  20. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  21. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
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