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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. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  8. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  9. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  10. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  11. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  12. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  13. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
  14. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  15. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  16. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
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