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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?
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    How do you come up with names for your characters?
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    Move it
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    My dad knows everything
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  6. The space
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    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
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  10. Newton Farm Questions
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  11. Questions
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