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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
    03:43
    Family matters
  3. Tips for budding authors
    02:37
    Tips for budding authors
  4. Man reads out loud!
    07:10
    Man reads out loud!
  5. Pause for thought
    04:47
    Pause for thought
  6. Hamish and the Never People
    06:03
    Hamish and the Never People
  7. Question me silly!
    09:48
    Question me silly!
  8. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  9. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  10. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  11. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  12. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  13. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  14. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  15. Sue's presentation
    11:34
    Sue's presentation
  16. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  17. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
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