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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. How to be a writer
    02:37
    How to be a writer
  3. Michael Morpurgo's secret
    03:21
    Michael Morpurgo's secret
  4. Sketch it out!
    02:37
    Sketch it out!
  5. Everything is cool!
    04:22
    Everything is cool!
  6. The Elephant in the Garden
    09:18
    The Elephant in the Garden
  7. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    07:16
    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  8. More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    08:33
    More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  9. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  10. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  11. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  12. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  13. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  14. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  15. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  16. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  17. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  18. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
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