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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. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  12. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  13. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  14. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  15. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  16. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  17. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  18. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  19. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  20. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
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