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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 Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  7. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  8. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  9. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  10. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  11. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  12. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  13. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  14. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  15. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
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