Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
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. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  12. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  13. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  14. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  15. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  16. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  17. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  18. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  19. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  20. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
    21. Now playing
    Up next