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Scrapbooks and plans
How to take your ideas and turn them into amazing stories
  1. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  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. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  12. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  13. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  14. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  15. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  16. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  17. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  18. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  19. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  20. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
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