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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. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  10. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  11. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  12. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  13. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  14. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  15. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
  16. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  17. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
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