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Themes of books
Tom discusses why he focuses on feelings and emotions in his books.
  1. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  13. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  14. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  15. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  16. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  17. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  18. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  19. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  20. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  21. Writing Fiction
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    Writing Fiction
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