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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. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  15. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  16. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  17. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  18. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  19. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  20. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  21. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  22. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  23. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
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