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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. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  10. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  11. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  12. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  13. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  14. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  15. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  16. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  17. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  18. A bit of a read
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    A bit of a read
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