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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. The start of it all
    05:06
    The start of it all
  3. Questions from Adison and Iona
    03:07
    Questions from Adison and Iona
  4. Illustrations
    06:32
    Illustrations
  5. Reading
    05:40
    Reading
  6. Questions from Halley and Ryan
    03:26
    Questions from Halley and Ryan
  7. Codes and puzzles
    02:31
    Codes and puzzles
  8. Questions from Ian and Keiran
    02:45
    Questions from Ian and Keiran
  9. Questions from all over the place!
    06:36
    Questions from all over the place!
  10. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  11. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  12. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  13. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  14. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  15. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  16. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  17. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  18. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  19. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
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