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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 Andy
    01:55
    Introducing Andy
  3. Young Andy
    07:15
    Young Andy
  4. Reading
    06:53
    Reading
  5. Writing stories
    08:20
    Writing stories
  6. Q&A with Andy Stanton
    07:29
    Q&A with Andy Stanton
  7. More Q&A with Andy Stanton
    08:22
    More Q&A with Andy Stanton
  8. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  9. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  10. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  11. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  12. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  13. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  14. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  15. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  16. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  17. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
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