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Writing Fiction
Holly Bourne tells us how she got into writing fiction.
  1. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  10. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  11. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  12. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  13. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  14. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  15. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  16. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  17. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  18. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
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