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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. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  12. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  13. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  14. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  15. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  16. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  17. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  18. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  19. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  20. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
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