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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. Introducing Liz Pichon
    02:09
    Introducing Liz Pichon
  3. Tom Gates and his mates
    04:05
    Tom Gates and his mates
  4. Meet the Gates
    02:18
    Meet the Gates
  5. Through the keyhole
    01:18
    Through the keyhole
  6. Monster draw
    05:42
    Monster draw
  7. Reading
    03:48
    Reading
  8. Doodle with Liz
    09:19
    Doodle with Liz
  9. Questions
    06:13
    Questions
  10. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  11. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  12. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  13. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  14. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  15. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  16. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  17. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  18. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  19. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
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