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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. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  11. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  12. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  13. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  14. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  15. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  16. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  17. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
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