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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. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  9. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  10. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  11. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  12. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  13. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  14. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  15. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  16. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  17. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
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