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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. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  15. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  16. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  17. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  18. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  19. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  20. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  21. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  22. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  23. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
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