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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. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  9. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  10. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  11. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  12. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  13. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  14. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  15. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
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