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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. How to be a writer
    02:37
    How to be a writer
  3. Michael Morpurgo's secret
    03:21
    Michael Morpurgo's secret
  4. Sketch it out!
    02:37
    Sketch it out!
  5. Everything is cool!
    04:22
    Everything is cool!
  6. The Elephant in the Garden
    09:18
    The Elephant in the Garden
  7. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    07:16
    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  8. More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    08:33
    More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  9. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  10. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  11. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  14. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  15. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  16. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  17. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  18. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
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