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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. The start of it all
    05:06
    The start of it all
  3. Questions from Adison and Iona
    03:07
    Questions from Adison and Iona
  4. Illustrations
    06:32
    Illustrations
  5. Reading
    05:40
    Reading
  6. Questions from Halley and Ryan
    03:26
    Questions from Halley and Ryan
  7. Codes and puzzles
    02:31
    Codes and puzzles
  8. Questions from Ian and Keiran
    02:45
    Questions from Ian and Keiran
  9. Questions from all over the place!
    06:36
    Questions from all over the place!
  10. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  11. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  12. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  13. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  14. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  15. School days
    03:57
    School days
  16. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  17. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  18. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  19. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
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