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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. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  12. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  13. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  14. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  15. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  16. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  17. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  18. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  19. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  20. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
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