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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. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  11. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  12. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  13. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  14. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  15. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  16. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  17. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  18. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  19. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
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