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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. A chat with Polly Dunbar
    08:39
    A chat with Polly Dunbar
  3. Arthur wakes up
    04:49
    Arthur wakes up
  4. Arthur's brother
    04:51
    Arthur's brother
  5. Arthur's mum
    05:34
    Arthur's mum
  6. Arthur's sister
    04:20
    Arthur's sister
  7. Arthur's dad
    05:06
    Arthur's dad
  8. Arthur's Dream Boat
    08:27
    Arthur's Dream Boat
  9. Meeting the puppets
    00:44
    Meeting the puppets
  10. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  11. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  12. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  13. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  14. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  15. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  16. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  17. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  18. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  19. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
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