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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. Eoin's little brothers
    05:02
    Eoin's little brothers
  3. Getting revenge on his brothers
    04:15
    Getting revenge on his brothers
  4. Pee! Pee! Pee!
    06:20
    Pee! Pee! Pee!
  5. Magic moments
    09:47
    Magic moments
  6. Q&A with Eoin Colfer
    05:40
    Q&A with Eoin Colfer
  7. More Q&A with Eoin Colfer
    04:23
    More Q&A with Eoin Colfer
  8. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  9. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  10. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  11. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  12. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  13. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  14. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  15. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  16. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  17. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
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