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What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
Author Ross Sayers answers some questions from Wallace High in Stirling.
  1. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  12. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  13. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  14. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  15. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  16. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  17. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  18. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  19. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  20. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
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