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Themes of books
Tom discusses why he focuses on feelings and emotions in his books.
  1. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  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. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  10. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  11. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  12. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  13. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  14. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  15. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  16. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  17. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  18. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
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