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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. How to be a writer
    02:37
    How to be a writer
  3. Michael Morpurgo's secret
    03:21
    Michael Morpurgo's secret
  4. Sketch it out!
    02:37
    Sketch it out!
  5. Everything is cool!
    04:22
    Everything is cool!
  6. The Elephant in the Garden
    09:18
    The Elephant in the Garden
  7. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    07:16
    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  8. More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    08:33
    More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  9. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  10. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  11. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  12. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  13. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  14. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  15. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  16. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  17. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  18. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
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