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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. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  3. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  4. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  5. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  6. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  7. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  8. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  9. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  10. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  11. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  12. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  13. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  14. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  15. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  16. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  17. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  18. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  19. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  20. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  21. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  22. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
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