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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. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  8. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  9. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  10. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  11. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  12. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  13. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  14. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  15. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  16. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
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