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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 Liz Pichon
    02:09
    Introducing Liz Pichon
  3. Tom Gates and his mates
    04:05
    Tom Gates and his mates
  4. Meet the Gates
    02:18
    Meet the Gates
  5. Through the keyhole
    01:18
    Through the keyhole
  6. Monster draw
    05:42
    Monster draw
  7. Reading
    03:48
    Reading
  8. Doodle with Liz
    09:19
    Doodle with Liz
  9. Questions
    06:13
    Questions
  10. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  11. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  12. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  13. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  14. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  15. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  16. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  17. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  18. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  19. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
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