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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. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  9. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  10. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  11. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  12. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  13. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  14. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  15. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  16. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  17. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
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