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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 Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  15. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  16. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  17. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  18. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  19. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  20. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  21. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  22. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  23. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
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