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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. Poo communication
    02:58
    Poo communication
  3. Otter party
    02:15
    Otter party
  4. The study of poo
    04:25
    The study of poo
  5. The size of a whale
    06:32
    The size of a whale
  6. Tiger skull
    04:20
    Tiger skull
  7. Book introduction
    02:33
    Book introduction
  8. Book reading
    03:58
    Book reading
  9. Questions from the audience
    03:05
    Questions from the audience
  10. Questions and answers
    05:31
    Questions and answers
  11. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  12. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  13. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  14. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  15. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  16. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  17. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  18. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  19. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  20. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
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