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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 Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  7. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  8. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  9. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  10. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  11. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  12. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  13. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  14. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  15. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
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