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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. Bendy, bendy toothbrush
    03:49
    Bendy, bendy toothbrush
  3. Book titles
    03:49
    Book titles
  4. Going through the old photos
    06:17
    Going through the old photos
  5. Hand on the bridge
    02:21
    Hand on the bridge
  6. If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
    02:29
    If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
  7. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  8. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  9. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  10. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  11. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  12. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  13. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  14. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  15. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
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