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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. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  10. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  11. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  12. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  13. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  14. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  15. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  16. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  17. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  18. Poet recommendations
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    Poet recommendations
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