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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. Poo communication
    02:58
    Poo communication
  3. Otter party
    02:15
    Otter party
  4. The study of poo
    04:25
    The study of poo
  5. The size of a whale
    06:32
    The size of a whale
  6. Tiger skull
    04:20
    Tiger skull
  7. Book introduction
    02:33
    Book introduction
  8. Book reading
    03:58
    Book reading
  9. Questions from the audience
    03:05
    Questions from the audience
  10. Questions and answers
    05:31
    Questions and answers
  11. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  12. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  13. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  14. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  15. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  16. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  17. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  18. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  19. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  20. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
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