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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. Simon Cowell
    00:38
    Simon Cowell
  3. Raj
    01:15
    Raj
  4. Characters
    02:09
    Characters
  5. Finishing feelings
    01:20
    Finishing feelings
  6. School dinners
    00:54
    School dinners
  7. Thames
    01:04
    Thames
  8. Favourite book
    02:25
    Favourite book
  9. Next book
    01:00
    Next book
  10. Favourite author
    01:17
    Favourite author
  11. Gangsta Granny
    12:25
    Gangsta Granny
  12. Readers and writers
    06:47
    Readers and writers
  13. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  14. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  15. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  16. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  17. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  18. Sue's presentation
    11:34
    Sue's presentation
  19. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  20. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  21. Writing Haikus
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    Writing Haikus
  22. How to Train Your Dragon reading
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    How to Train Your Dragon reading
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