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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. Hopeless at maths!
    05:06
    Hopeless at maths!
  3. Writing stories
    04:44
    Writing stories
  4. Lily Alone
    04:23
    Lily Alone
  5. Hetty Feather
    09:05
    Hetty Feather
  6. The story of Tracy
    04:13
    The story of Tracy
  7. Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
    04:44
    Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
  8. More Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
    06:28
    More Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
  9. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  10. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  11. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  12. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  13. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  14. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  15. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  16. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  17. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  18. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
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