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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 Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  7. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  8. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  9. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  10. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  11. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  12. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  13. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  14. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  15. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
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