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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. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  7. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  8. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  9. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  10. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  11. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  12. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  13. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  14. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
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