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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. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  10. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  11. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  12. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  13. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  14. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  15. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  16. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  17. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  18. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
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