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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. Early Years
    03:15
    Early Years
  3. Growing Older With a Moustache
    03:24
    Growing Older With a Moustache
  4. My Superheroes
    04:35
    My Superheroes
  5. My Superpowers
    04:22
    My Superpowers
  6. Quick Quack Quentin
    06:04
    Quick Quack Quentin
  7. Stealing A's
    02:16
    Stealing A's
  8. Oi Frog!
    06:21
    Oi Frog!
  9. Alternative Ending
    03:46
    Alternative Ending
  10. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  11. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  12. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  13. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  14. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  15. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  16. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  17. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  18. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  19. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
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