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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. 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. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  10. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  11. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  12. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  13. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  14. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  15. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  16. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  17. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
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