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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. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  11. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  12. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  13. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  14. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  15. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  16. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  17. Poetry is everywhere
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    Poetry is everywhere
  18. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  19. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
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