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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. 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?
  9. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  10. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  11. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  12. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  13. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  14. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  15. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  16. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
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    The Great Storm Whale reading
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