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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. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  9. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  10. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  11. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  12. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  13. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  14. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  15. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  16. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  17. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
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