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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. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  3. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  4. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  5. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  6. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  7. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  8. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  9. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  10. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  11. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  12. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  13. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  14. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  15. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  16. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  17. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  18. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  19. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  20. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  21. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  22. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
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