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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. Poo communication
    02:58
    Poo communication
  3. Otter party
    02:15
    Otter party
  4. The study of poo
    04:25
    The study of poo
  5. The size of a whale
    06:32
    The size of a whale
  6. Tiger skull
    04:20
    Tiger skull
  7. Book introduction
    02:33
    Book introduction
  8. Book reading
    03:58
    Book reading
  9. Questions from the audience
    03:05
    Questions from the audience
  10. Questions and answers
    05:31
    Questions and answers
  11. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  12. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  13. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  14. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  15. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  16. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  17. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  18. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  19. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  20. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
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