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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. A chat with Polly Dunbar
    08:39
    A chat with Polly Dunbar
  3. Arthur wakes up
    04:49
    Arthur wakes up
  4. Arthur's brother
    04:51
    Arthur's brother
  5. Arthur's mum
    05:34
    Arthur's mum
  6. Arthur's sister
    04:20
    Arthur's sister
  7. Arthur's dad
    05:06
    Arthur's dad
  8. Arthur's Dream Boat
    08:27
    Arthur's Dream Boat
  9. Meeting the puppets
    00:44
    Meeting the puppets
  10. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  11. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  12. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  13. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  14. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  15. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  16. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  17. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  18. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  19. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
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