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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  10. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  11. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  12. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  13. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  14. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  15. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  16. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  17. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  18. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
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