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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. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  10. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  11. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  12. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  13. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  14. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  15. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  16. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  17. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  18. 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?
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