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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. The Choosing
    03:14
    The Choosing
  3. From a Mouse
    04:19
    From a Mouse
  4. To a Mouse
    02:42
    To a Mouse
  5. Tam o' Shanter
    05:50
    Tam o' Shanter
  6. Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:10
    Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  7. More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:56
    More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  8. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  9. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  10. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  11. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  12. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  13. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  14. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  15. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  16. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  17. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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