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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. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  9. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  10. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  11. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  12. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  13. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  14. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  15. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  16. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  17. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
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