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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 Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  7. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  8. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  9. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  10. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  11. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  12. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  13. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  14. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  15. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
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