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How do you come up with names for your characters?
Arlo and Augustus are great names for characters, but how does Catherine dream them up?
  1. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  2. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  8. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  9. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  10. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  11. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  12. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  13. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  14. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  15. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  16. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
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