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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. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  14. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  15. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  16. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  17. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  18. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  19. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  20. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  21. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
  22. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
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