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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. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  10. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  11. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  12. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  13. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  14. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  15. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  16. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  17. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  18. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
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