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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 start of it all
    05:06
    The start of it all
  3. Questions from Adison and Iona
    03:07
    Questions from Adison and Iona
  4. Illustrations
    06:32
    Illustrations
  5. Reading
    05:40
    Reading
  6. Questions from Halley and Ryan
    03:26
    Questions from Halley and Ryan
  7. Codes and puzzles
    02:31
    Codes and puzzles
  8. Questions from Ian and Keiran
    02:45
    Questions from Ian and Keiran
  9. Questions from all over the place!
    06:36
    Questions from all over the place!
  10. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  11. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  12. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  13. School days
    03:57
    School days
  14. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  15. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  16. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  17. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  18. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  19. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
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