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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. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  11. School days
    03:57
    School days
  12. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  13. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  14. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  15. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  16. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  17. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  18. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  19. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
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