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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. Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
    08:03
    Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
  3. Katie Morag and Cbeebies
    06:17
    Katie Morag and Cbeebies
  4. Ideas for stories
    02:10
    Ideas for stories
  5. The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
    13:05
    The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
  6. Questions from the audience
    06:23
    Questions from the audience
  7. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  8. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  9. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  10. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  11. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  12. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  13. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  14. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  15. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  16. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
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