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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. Who likes stories?
    02:48
    Who likes stories?
  3. Talking in class
    01:47
    Talking in class
  4. Actor Vivian
    03:05
    Actor Vivian
  5. Writing a story down
    02:42
    Writing a story down
  6. Story build (part 1)
    04:03
    Story build (part 1)
  7. Story build (part 2)
    06:21
    Story build (part 2)
  8. Vivian talks titles
    01:18
    Vivian talks titles
  9. Alfie Onion
    08:13
    Alfie Onion
  10. Questions for Vivian
    03:32
    Questions for Vivian
  11. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  12. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  13. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  14. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  15. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  16. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  17. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  18. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  19. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  20. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
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