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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. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  10. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  11. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  12. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  13. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  14. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  15. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  16. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  17. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
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