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Creating a magical place
Find out how author Ross MacKenzie creates magical places for his books.
  1. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  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. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  10. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  11. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  12. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  13. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  14. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  15. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  16. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  17. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  18. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
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