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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 Liz Pichon
    02:09
    Introducing Liz Pichon
  3. Tom Gates and his mates
    04:05
    Tom Gates and his mates
  4. Meet the Gates
    02:18
    Meet the Gates
  5. Through the keyhole
    01:18
    Through the keyhole
  6. Monster draw
    05:42
    Monster draw
  7. Reading
    03:48
    Reading
  8. Doodle with Liz
    09:19
    Doodle with Liz
  9. Questions
    06:13
    Questions
  10. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  11. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  12. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  13. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  14. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  15. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  16. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  17. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  18. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  19. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
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