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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  13. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  14. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  15. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  16. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  17. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  18. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  19. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  20. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  21. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
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