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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. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  10. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  11. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  12. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  13. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  14. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  15. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  16. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  17. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  18. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
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