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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. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  9. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  10. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
  11. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  12. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  13. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  14. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  15. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  16. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  17. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
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