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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. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  9. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  10. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  11. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  12. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  13. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  14. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  15. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  16. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  17. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
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