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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. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  12. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  13. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  14. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  15. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  16. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  17. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  18. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  19. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  20. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
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