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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. Sian Bevan introduces Jonny
    09:24
    Sian Bevan introduces Jonny
  3. Excellent Questions
    06:23
    Excellent Questions
  4. Storytime
    09:54
    Storytime
  5. How to draw a pirate
    12:27
    How to draw a pirate
  6. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  7. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  8. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  9. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  10. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  11. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  12. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  13. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  14. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  15. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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