I become my characters, and then try to allow events in the story to take their own course. I try not to play God, but to let them work out their own destiny. Michael Morpurgo characterdestinyevent Change image and share on social
A lot of children, like I did, move away from words because of the fear - which is something you have to take out of education: the fear of worrying about what marks you'll get, detention, worrying about letting people down, your parents, teachers. Michael Morpurgo childdetentioneducation share on social
When I write I try as far as possible to forget I'm writing it at all. I tell it down onto the page, as if I'm telling it to one person only, my best friend. Michael Morpurgo forgetfriendpage Change image and share on social
Marry someone who flatters you. Because I've written 80 books since 'War Horse' but when my wife reads one, all she says is, 'It's quite good, but it's not as good as 'War Horse,' is it?' Michael Morpurgo bookflattergood Change image and share on social
Children have to be motivated to want to learn to read. Reading must not be taught simply as a school exercise. Michael Morpurgo childexerciselearn Change image and share on social
Read a lot - poems, prose, stories, newspapers, anything. Read books and poems that you think you will like and some that you think might not be for you. You might be surprised. Michael Morpurgo booklotnewspaper Change image and share on social
With reading, I was very lucky. I had a mother who read to me, not because she had time - she was a busy woman - but she found 10 minutes to come and sit on my bed with a book. Michael Morpurgo bedbookbusy Change image and share on social
Write because you love it and not because it is something that you think you should do. Always write about something or somebody you know about - something that you feel deeply and passionately about. Never try and force it. Michael Morpurgo deeplyfeelforce share on social
It's good to focus on the universal suffering that goes on in any war. Whatever the right and wrongs of the war, there is always universal suffering. Michael Morpurgo focusgoodsuffer Change image and share on social
As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short. Michael Morpurgo attentionchildremember Change image and share on social
