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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. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  11. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  12. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  13. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  14. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  15. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  16. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  17. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  18. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  19. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
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