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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. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  9. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  10. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  11. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  12. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  13. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  14. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  15. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  16. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  17. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
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