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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. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  7. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  8. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  9. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  10. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  11. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  12. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  13. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  14. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
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