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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. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  9. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  10. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  11. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  12. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  13. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  14. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  15. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  16. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  17. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
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