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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. Family matters
    03:43
    Family matters
  3. Tips for budding authors
    02:37
    Tips for budding authors
  4. Man reads out loud!
    07:10
    Man reads out loud!
  5. Pause for thought
    04:47
    Pause for thought
  6. Hamish and the Never People
    06:03
    Hamish and the Never People
  7. Question me silly!
    09:48
    Question me silly!
  8. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  9. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  10. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  11. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  12. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  13. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  14. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  15. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  16. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  17. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
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