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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. Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
    08:03
    Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
  3. Katie Morag and Cbeebies
    06:17
    Katie Morag and Cbeebies
  4. Ideas for stories
    02:10
    Ideas for stories
  5. The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
    13:05
    The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
  6. Questions from the audience
    06:23
    Questions from the audience
  7. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  8. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  9. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  10. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  11. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  12. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  13. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  14. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  15. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  16. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
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