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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. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  14. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  15. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  16. 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
  17. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  18. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  19. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  20. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  21. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  22. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
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