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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. Introducing Andy
    01:55
    Introducing Andy
  3. Young Andy
    07:15
    Young Andy
  4. Reading
    06:53
    Reading
  5. Writing stories
    08:20
    Writing stories
  6. Q&A with Andy Stanton
    07:29
    Q&A with Andy Stanton
  7. More Q&A with Andy Stanton
    08:22
    More Q&A with Andy Stanton
  8. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  9. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  10. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  11. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  12. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  13. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  14. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  15. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  16. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  17. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
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