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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. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  8. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  9. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  10. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  11. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  12. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  13. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  14. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  15. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  16. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
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