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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. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  9. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  10. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  11. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  12. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  13. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  14. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  15. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  16. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  17. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
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