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Writing – when why how?
The writers discuss their approach to writing.
  1. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  2. Bendy, bendy toothbrush
    03:49
    Bendy, bendy toothbrush
  3. Book titles
    03:49
    Book titles
  4. Going through the old photos
    06:17
    Going through the old photos
  5. Hand on the bridge
    02:21
    Hand on the bridge
  6. If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
    02:29
    If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
  7. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  8. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  9. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  10. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  11. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  12. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  13. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  14. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  15. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  16. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
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