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How Books Start
Nikesh tells us how he gets ideas for books.
  1. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  13. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  14. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  15. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  16. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  17. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  18. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  19. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  20. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  21. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
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