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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. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  9. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  10. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  11. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  12. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  13. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  14. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  15. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  16. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  17. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
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