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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. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  12. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  13. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  14. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  15. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  16. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  17. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  18. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  19. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  20. It Does Matter
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    It Does Matter
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