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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. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  14. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  15. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  16. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  17. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  18. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  19. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  20. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  21. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  22. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
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