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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. A chat with Polly Dunbar
    08:39
    A chat with Polly Dunbar
  3. Arthur wakes up
    04:49
    Arthur wakes up
  4. Arthur's brother
    04:51
    Arthur's brother
  5. Arthur's mum
    05:34
    Arthur's mum
  6. Arthur's sister
    04:20
    Arthur's sister
  7. Arthur's dad
    05:06
    Arthur's dad
  8. Arthur's Dream Boat
    08:27
    Arthur's Dream Boat
  9. Meeting the puppets
    00:44
    Meeting the puppets
  10. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  11. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  12. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  13. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  14. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  15. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  16. School days
    03:57
    School days
  17. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  18. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  19. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
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