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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 Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  15. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  16. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  17. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  18. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  19. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  20. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  21. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  22. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  23. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
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