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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. The Choosing
    03:14
    The Choosing
  3. From a Mouse
    04:19
    From a Mouse
  4. To a Mouse
    02:42
    To a Mouse
  5. Tam o' Shanter
    05:50
    Tam o' Shanter
  6. Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:10
    Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  7. More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:56
    More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  8. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  9. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  10. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  11. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  12. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  13. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  14. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  15. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  16. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  17. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
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