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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. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  10. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  11. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  12. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  13. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  14. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  15. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  16. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  17. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  18. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
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