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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. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  9. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  10. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  11. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  12. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  13. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  14. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  15. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  16. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  17. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
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