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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. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  14. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  15. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  16. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  17. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  18. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  19. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  20. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  21. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  22. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
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