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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. Who likes stories?
    02:48
    Who likes stories?
  3. Talking in class
    01:47
    Talking in class
  4. Actor Vivian
    03:05
    Actor Vivian
  5. Writing a story down
    02:42
    Writing a story down
  6. Story build (part 1)
    04:03
    Story build (part 1)
  7. Story build (part 2)
    06:21
    Story build (part 2)
  8. Vivian talks titles
    01:18
    Vivian talks titles
  9. Alfie Onion
    08:13
    Alfie Onion
  10. Questions for Vivian
    03:32
    Questions for Vivian
  11. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  12. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  13. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  14. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  15. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  16. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  17. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  18. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  19. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  20. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
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