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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. Family matters
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    Family matters
  3. Tips for budding authors
    02:37
    Tips for budding authors
  4. Man reads out loud!
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    Man reads out loud!
  5. Pause for thought
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    Pause for thought
  6. Hamish and the Never People
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    Hamish and the Never People
  7. Question me silly!
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    Question me silly!
  8. Ideas and inspirational teachers
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    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  9. Stories and puzzles
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    Stories and puzzles
  10. Phil’s characters
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    Phil’s characters
  11. Draw Along
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    Draw Along
  12. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
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    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  13. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  14. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  15. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  16. Kiran’s writing process
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    Kiran’s writing process
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