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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. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  9. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  10. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  11. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  12. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  13. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  14. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  15. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  16. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  17. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
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