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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. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  10. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  11. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  12. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  13. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  14. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  15. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  16. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  17. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  18. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
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