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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. A chat with Polly Dunbar
    08:39
    A chat with Polly Dunbar
  3. Arthur wakes up
    04:49
    Arthur wakes up
  4. Arthur's brother
    04:51
    Arthur's brother
  5. Arthur's mum
    05:34
    Arthur's mum
  6. Arthur's sister
    04:20
    Arthur's sister
  7. Arthur's dad
    05:06
    Arthur's dad
  8. Arthur's Dream Boat
    08:27
    Arthur's Dream Boat
  9. Meeting the puppets
    00:44
    Meeting the puppets
  10. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  11. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  12. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  13. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  14. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  15. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  16. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  17. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  18. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  19. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
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