Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
How to be a writer
View More From Michael Morpurgo
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 Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  9. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  10. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  11. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  12. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  13. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  14. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  15. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  16. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  17. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
    18. Now playing
    Up next