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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. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  9. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  10. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  11. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  12. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  13. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  14. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  15. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  16. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  17. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
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