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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 motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  9. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  10. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  11. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  12. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  13. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  14. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  15. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  16. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  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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