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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. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  12. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  13. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  14. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  15. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  16. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  17. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  18. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  19. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
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