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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?
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    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. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  9. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  10. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  11. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  12. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  13. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  14. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  15. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  16. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  17. How to Train Your Dragon reading
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    How to Train Your Dragon reading
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