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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. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  9. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  10. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  11. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  12. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  13. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  14. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  15. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  16. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  17. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
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