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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. Who are you really?
    01:06
    Who are you really?
  3. Darren Shan reads from Zom-B Underground
    07:50
    Darren Shan reads from Zom-B Underground
  4. A picky question about zombies
    01:15
    A picky question about zombies
  5. What about Dad?
    02:22
    What about Dad?
  6. A dark question about the night
    01:01
    A dark question about the night
  7. Books into film
    01:23
    Books into film
  8. How about a Zombie rising?
    01:00
    How about a Zombie rising?
  9. A question of influence
    01:07
    A question of influence
  10. Darren Shan reads the prologue from ZOM-B
    08:36
    Darren Shan reads the prologue from ZOM-B
  11. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  12. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  13. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  14. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  15. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  16. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  17. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  18. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  19. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  20. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
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