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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. How to be a writer
    02:37
    How to be a writer
  3. Michael Morpurgo's secret
    03:21
    Michael Morpurgo's secret
  4. Sketch it out!
    02:37
    Sketch it out!
  5. Everything is cool!
    04:22
    Everything is cool!
  6. The Elephant in the Garden
    09:18
    The Elephant in the Garden
  7. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    07:16
    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  8. More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    08:33
    More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  9. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  10. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  11. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  12. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  13. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  14. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  15. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  16. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  17. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  18. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
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