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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. The start of it all
    05:06
    The start of it all
  3. Questions from Adison and Iona
    03:07
    Questions from Adison and Iona
  4. Illustrations
    06:32
    Illustrations
  5. Reading
    05:40
    Reading
  6. Questions from Halley and Ryan
    03:26
    Questions from Halley and Ryan
  7. Codes and puzzles
    02:31
    Codes and puzzles
  8. Questions from Ian and Keiran
    02:45
    Questions from Ian and Keiran
  9. Questions from all over the place!
    06:36
    Questions from all over the place!
  10. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  11. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  12. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  13. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  14. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  15. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  16. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  17. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  18. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  19. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
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