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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. How to be a writer
    02:37
    How to be a writer
  3. Michael Morpurgo's secret
    03:21
    Michael Morpurgo's secret
  4. Sketch it out!
    02:37
    Sketch it out!
  5. Everything is cool!
    04:22
    Everything is cool!
  6. The Elephant in the Garden
    09:18
    The Elephant in the Garden
  7. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    07:16
    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  8. More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    08:33
    More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  9. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  10. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  11. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  12. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  13. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  14. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  15. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  16. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  17. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  18. More questions
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    More questions
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