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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. Poo communication
    02:58
    Poo communication
  3. Otter party
    02:15
    Otter party
  4. The study of poo
    04:25
    The study of poo
  5. The size of a whale
    06:32
    The size of a whale
  6. Tiger skull
    04:20
    Tiger skull
  7. Book introduction
    02:33
    Book introduction
  8. Book reading
    03:58
    Book reading
  9. Questions from the audience
    03:05
    Questions from the audience
  10. Questions and answers
    05:31
    Questions and answers
  11. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  12. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  13. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  14. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  15. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  16. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  17. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  18. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  19. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  20. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
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