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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. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. 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?
  10. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  11. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  12. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  13. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  14. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  15. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  16. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  17. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  18. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
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