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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. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  9. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  10. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  11. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  12. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  13. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  14. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  15. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  16. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  17. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
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