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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. Hopeless at maths!
    05:06
    Hopeless at maths!
  3. Writing stories
    04:44
    Writing stories
  4. Lily Alone
    04:23
    Lily Alone
  5. Hetty Feather
    09:05
    Hetty Feather
  6. The story of Tracy
    04:13
    The story of Tracy
  7. Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
    04:44
    Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
  8. More Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
    06:28
    More Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
  9. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  10. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  11. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  12. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  13. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  14. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  15. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  16. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  17. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  18. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
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