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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. Family matters
    03:43
    Family matters
  3. Tips for budding authors
    02:37
    Tips for budding authors
  4. Man reads out loud!
    07:10
    Man reads out loud!
  5. Pause for thought
    04:47
    Pause for thought
  6. Hamish and the Never People
    06:03
    Hamish and the Never People
  7. Question me silly!
    09:48
    Question me silly!
  8. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  9. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  10. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  11. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  12. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  13. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  14. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  15. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  16. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  17. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
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