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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. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  14. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  15. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  16. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  17. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  18. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  19. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  20. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  21. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  22. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
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