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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. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  10. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  11. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  12. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  13. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  14. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  15. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  16. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  17. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  18. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
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