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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. Bendy, bendy toothbrush
    03:49
    Bendy, bendy toothbrush
  3. Book titles
    03:49
    Book titles
  4. Going through the old photos
    06:17
    Going through the old photos
  5. Hand on the bridge
    02:21
    Hand on the bridge
  6. If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
    02:29
    If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
  7. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  8. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  9. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  10. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  11. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  12. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  13. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  14. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  15. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  16. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
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