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Stories and puzzles
Alastair talks about how he first got into writing books
  1. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  2. How to be a writer
    02:37
    How to be a writer
  3. Michael Morpurgo's secret
    03:21
    Michael Morpurgo's secret
  4. Sketch it out!
    02:37
    Sketch it out!
  5. Everything is cool!
    04:22
    Everything is cool!
  6. The Elephant in the Garden
    09:18
    The Elephant in the Garden
  7. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    07:16
    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  8. More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    08:33
    More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  9. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  10. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  11. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  12. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  13. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  14. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  15. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  16. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  17. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  18. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
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