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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. Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
    08:03
    Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
  3. Katie Morag and Cbeebies
    06:17
    Katie Morag and Cbeebies
  4. Ideas for stories
    02:10
    Ideas for stories
  5. The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
    13:05
    The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
  6. Questions from the audience
    06:23
    Questions from the audience
  7. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  8. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  9. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  10. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  11. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  12. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  13. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  14. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  15. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  16. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
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