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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 Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. 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?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  15. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  16. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  17. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  18. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  19. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  20. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  21. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  22. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  23. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
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