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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. Who likes stories?
    02:48
    Who likes stories?
  3. Talking in class
    01:47
    Talking in class
  4. Actor Vivian
    03:05
    Actor Vivian
  5. Writing a story down
    02:42
    Writing a story down
  6. Story build (part 1)
    04:03
    Story build (part 1)
  7. Story build (part 2)
    06:21
    Story build (part 2)
  8. Vivian talks titles
    01:18
    Vivian talks titles
  9. Alfie Onion
    08:13
    Alfie Onion
  10. Questions for Vivian
    03:32
    Questions for Vivian
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  13. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  14. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  15. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  16. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  17. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  18. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  19. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  20. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
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