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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. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  8. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  9. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  10. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  11. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  12. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  13. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  14. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  15. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  16. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
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