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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 Liz Pichon
    02:09
    Introducing Liz Pichon
  3. Tom Gates and his mates
    04:05
    Tom Gates and his mates
  4. Meet the Gates
    02:18
    Meet the Gates
  5. Through the keyhole
    01:18
    Through the keyhole
  6. Monster draw
    05:42
    Monster draw
  7. Reading
    03:48
    Reading
  8. Doodle with Liz
    09:19
    Doodle with Liz
  9. Questions
    06:13
    Questions
  10. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  11. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  12. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  13. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  14. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  15. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  16. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  17. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  18. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  19. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
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