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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 Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  15. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  16. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  17. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  18. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  19. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  20. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  21. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  22. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  23. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
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