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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. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
  9. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  10. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  11. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  12. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  13. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  14. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  15. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  16. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  17. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
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