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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  10. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  11. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  12. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  13. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  14. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  15. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  16. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  17. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  18. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
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