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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. Stuck and The Incredible Book Eating Boy
    12:12
    Stuck and The Incredible Book Eating Boy
  3. Hueys
    11:15
    Hueys
  4. Q&A with Oliver Jeffers
    09:47
    Q&A with Oliver Jeffers
  5. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  6. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  7. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  8. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  9. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  10. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  11. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  12. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  13. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  14. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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