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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. Who are you really?
    01:06
    Who are you really?
  3. Darren Shan reads from Zom-B Underground
    07:50
    Darren Shan reads from Zom-B Underground
  4. A picky question about zombies
    01:15
    A picky question about zombies
  5. What about Dad?
    02:22
    What about Dad?
  6. A dark question about the night
    01:01
    A dark question about the night
  7. Books into film
    01:23
    Books into film
  8. How about a Zombie rising?
    01:00
    How about a Zombie rising?
  9. A question of influence
    01:07
    A question of influence
  10. Darren Shan reads the prologue from ZOM-B
    08:36
    Darren Shan reads the prologue from ZOM-B
  11. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  12. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  13. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  14. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  15. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  16. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  17. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  18. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  19. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  20. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
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