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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  13. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  14. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
  15. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  16. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  17. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  18. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  19. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  20. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  21. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
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