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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. Eoin's little brothers
    05:02
    Eoin's little brothers
  3. Getting revenge on his brothers
    04:15
    Getting revenge on his brothers
  4. Pee! Pee! Pee!
    06:20
    Pee! Pee! Pee!
  5. Magic moments
    09:47
    Magic moments
  6. Q&A with Eoin Colfer
    05:40
    Q&A with Eoin Colfer
  7. More Q&A with Eoin Colfer
    04:23
    More Q&A with Eoin Colfer
  8. 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?
  9. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  10. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  11. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  12. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  13. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  14. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  15. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  16. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  17. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
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