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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 James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  8. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  9. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  10. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  11. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  12. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  13. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  14. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  15. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  16. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
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