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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. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  9. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  10. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  11. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  12. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  13. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  14. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  15. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  16. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  17. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
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