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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. Hopeless at maths!
    05:06
    Hopeless at maths!
  3. Writing stories
    04:44
    Writing stories
  4. Lily Alone
    04:23
    Lily Alone
  5. Hetty Feather
    09:05
    Hetty Feather
  6. The story of Tracy
    04:13
    The story of Tracy
  7. Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
    04:44
    Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
  8. More Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
    06:28
    More Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
  9. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  10. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  11. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  12. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  13. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  14. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  15. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  16. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  17. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  18. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
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