Audio & Video
How did you plan the structure of the novel?
Pupils want to know how Holly's own experiences help her writing.
- How did you plan the structure of the novel?
- Introducing James
- How James got started
- A pirate picture story
- Picturing Nessie
- Q&A with James Mayhew
- Weather and climate
- Reading from The Crossing
- Desert island books
- Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
- Hooked on Reading
- Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
- Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
- Questions from pupils
- Acting and Writing
- How do you come up with names for your characters?















