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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. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  9. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  10. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  11. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  12. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  13. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  14. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  15. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  16. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  17. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
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