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School Radio,18 Oct 2013,15 mins

Series My First Story

My First Story 1: Ideas

Scottish Schools 1st Level

Available for over a year

Where do ideas come from? Writers and schoolchildren talk about their first attempts at writing, and children's author Ciaran Murtagh gives his personal tips on coming up with ideas. He demonstrates what he calls his "dictionary trick" for sparking stories, and puts his imagination to the test when he accepts a challenge to come up with a story on the spot, involving two mystery items drawn from a bag ....

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