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Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
Alastair talks about his writing and gives some advice to aspiring writers.
  1. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  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. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  10. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  11. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  12. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  13. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  14. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  15. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  16. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  17. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  18. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
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