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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. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  14. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  15. 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?
  16. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  17. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  18. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  19. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  20. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  21. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  22. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
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