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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. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  12. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  13. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  14. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  15. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  16. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  17. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  18. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  19. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  20. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
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