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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. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  9. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  10. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  11. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  12. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  13. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  14. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  15. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  16. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  17. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
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