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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. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  9. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  10. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  11. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  12. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  13. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  14. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  15. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  16. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  17. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
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