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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. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  15. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  16. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  17. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  18. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  19. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  20. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  21. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  22. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  23. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
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