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Writing Quotes by Michael Morpurgo

Always write your ideas down however silly or trivial they might seem. Keep a notebook with you at all times.

Any story you write about war, or film you make about war, is bound to be political whether you like it or not.

Don’t worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life.

Elephants are my favourite creatures and have been since I was a boy and my mother read Kipling’s The Elephant’s Child to me. It was loving elephants so much that made we want to write my own story with an elephant at the centre and its bond with a child.

For me,the greater part of writing is daydreaming, dreaming the dream of my story until it hatches out-the writing down of it I always find hard.But I love finishing it,then holding the book in my hand and sharing my dream with my readers.

I don’t consciously try to take my readers on a journey as I don’t really think about my readers when I’m writing. I just try to write what I feel passionately about, to tell a story down onto the page.

I was never a great reader, but there were two stories I loved best: Kipling’s The Elephant’s Child and The Jungle Book. Deep down, I’ve always wanted to write a book about a wild child and an elephant.

I write fiction. I make things up, it’s what I do.

Remember to write for yourself, not for a market and give yourself time to develop your own style, your own voice. It takes a lifetime. Enjoy it!

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Topics by Michael Morpurgo

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