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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. Family matters
    03:43
    Family matters
  3. Tips for budding authors
    02:37
    Tips for budding authors
  4. Man reads out loud!
    07:10
    Man reads out loud!
  5. Pause for thought
    04:47
    Pause for thought
  6. Hamish and the Never People
    06:03
    Hamish and the Never People
  7. Question me silly!
    09:48
    Question me silly!
  8. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  9. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  10. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  11. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  12. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  13. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  14. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  15. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  16. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
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    03:44
    Box Yourself
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