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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. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  9. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  10. Sue's presentation
    11:34
    Sue's presentation
  11. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  12. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  13. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  14. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  15. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  16. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  17. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
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