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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. The Choosing
    03:14
    The Choosing
  3. From a Mouse
    04:19
    From a Mouse
  4. To a Mouse
    02:42
    To a Mouse
  5. Tam o' Shanter
    05:50
    Tam o' Shanter
  6. Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:10
    Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  7. More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:56
    More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  8. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
  9. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  10. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  11. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  12. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  13. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  14. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  15. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  16. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  17. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
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