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How to be a writer
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Michael Morpurgo introduces himself and tells the audience, "Do not start on a story with an empty page".
  1. How to be a writer
    02:37
    How to be a writer
  2. Michael Morpurgo's secret
    03:21
    Michael Morpurgo's secret
  3. Sketch it out!
    02:37
    Sketch it out!
  4. Everything is cool!
    04:22
    Everything is cool!
  5. The Elephant in the Garden
    09:18
    The Elephant in the Garden
  6. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    07:16
    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  7. More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    08:33
    More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  8. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  9. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  10. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  11. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  12. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  13. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  14. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  15. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  16. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  17. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
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