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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. Family matters
    03:43
    Family matters
  3. Tips for budding authors
    02:37
    Tips for budding authors
  4. Man reads out loud!
    07:10
    Man reads out loud!
  5. Pause for thought
    04:47
    Pause for thought
  6. Hamish and the Never People
    06:03
    Hamish and the Never People
  7. Question me silly!
    09:48
    Question me silly!
  8. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  9. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  10. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  11. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  12. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  13. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  14. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  15. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  16. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  17. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
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