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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. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  10. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  11. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  12. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  13. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  14. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  15. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  16. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  17. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
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