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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. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  8. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  9. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  10. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  11. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  12. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  13. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  14. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  15. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  16. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
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