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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. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  9. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  10. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  11. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  12. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  13. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  14. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  15. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  16. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  17. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
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