Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
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. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  14. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  15. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  16. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  17. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  18. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  19. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  20. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  21. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  22. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    23. Now playing
    Up next