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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. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  10. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  11. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  12. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  13. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  14. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  15. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  16. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  17. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  18. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
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