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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. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  10. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  11. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  12. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  13. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  14. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  15. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  16. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  17. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
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