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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. Family matters
    03:43
    Family matters
  3. Tips for budding authors
    02:37
    Tips for budding authors
  4. Man reads out loud!
    07:10
    Man reads out loud!
  5. Pause for thought
    04:47
    Pause for thought
  6. Hamish and the Never People
    06:03
    Hamish and the Never People
  7. Question me silly!
    09:48
    Question me silly!
  8. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  9. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  10. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  11. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  12. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  13. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  14. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  15. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  16. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  17. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
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